Publish / Perish

Publish / Perish is an ongoing series about the academic publishing world (my day job), but mostly it’s recommendations from academic publishers’ seasonal catalogs.


Fall 2025 University Press Recommendations

A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in fall 2025. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.

Spring 2025 University Press Recommendations

A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in spring 2025. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.

Fall 2024 University Press Recommendations

A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in fall 2024. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.

Spring 2024 University Press Recommendations

A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in spring 2024. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.

Fall 2023 University Press Recommendations

A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in fall 2023. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.

Spring 2023 University Press Recommendations

A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in spring 2023. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.

Fall 2022 University Press Recommendations

A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in fall 2022. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.

You Want to Work in Academic Publishing: What Next?

This is a guide to thinking about the transition to working in academic publishing for academics, designed especially for graduate students and recent postdocs looking to move out of the tenure-track-or-bust rat race.

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