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Resources: publishing
How to Write Public Scholarship
How interdisciplinary scholars can identify the best outlets for their public scholarship and make their writing accessible to diverse audiences.
Responding to Reader Reports: The Details
How to respond to reader reports: deciphering conflicting advice, figuring out which reviewer suggestions to follow, and claiming easy wins.
Responding to Reader Reports: The Big Picture
How to approach reviewer comments on your book or article, including reading generously and deciding which advice to follow.
Writing a Successful Academic Book Proposal
What makes for a great academic book proposal? Learn what publishers looking for and how to make your proposal stand out from the crowd.
Vince Schleitwiler on Afro–Asian Activist Coalitions
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Vince Schleitwiler about liberatory coalitions between Black and Asian communities in the Afro-Asian century.
Zach McDowell on Open Access Publishing
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Zach McDowell about the digital divide, the open access movement, and why “information wants to be free.”
Jessie Daniels and Polly Thistlethwaite on Being a Scholar in the Digital Era
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Jessie Daniels and Polly Thistlethwaite about public engagement and scholarly life in the digital era.
Mimi Khúc and Lawrence-Minh Bùi Davis on Asian American Mental Health Activism
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Mimi Khúc and Lawrence-Minh Bùi Davis about Asian American publishing and disability activism.
Building a Strong Book Structure
How to build a strong and compelling book structure that ties all your ideas together into a cohesive whole.
Using Social Media to Market Your Book
Social media is a great way to do academic book promotion. Here’s how to create a social media plan that fits your resources, time, and goals for your book.
Building Your Author Platform
How to identify your academic book’s audience and build an author platform that gets your book noticed, purchased, and engaged by that audience.