Senior Editor at the Univ Press of Colorado (Utah State UP & U of Alaska Press) acquiring books in composition & rhetoric, folklore, & polar studies. Formerly at OUP (music), Palgrave (politics) & Bloomsbury (33 1/3). Based in Brooklyn. Opinions my own.
Michelle Chen
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I get the impetus behind this but OTOH I can't help thinking that POC scholars (who we know are asked to do more reviews and service work in the academy, especially of late) are going to be inequitably punished by these kinds of policies. Hope it doesn't become a trend.
Today someone sent me a submission addressed to the wrong press, and then immediately corrected themselves and offered to send me "a can of excellent glazed pecans" as an apology. I am utterly charmed. Never change, academic authors.
Oh my I have received a glowing readers report from Reviewer 2 miracles do exist
Things that make me feel old: having to get my eyes checked by a retina specialist.
Things that make me feel young: said retina specialist asking me “so what’s your major?”
"I'm something of a foodie" I think to myself, whilst eating my egg mcmuffin
I just used the word "luminous" while writing book copy. This is my villain origin story.
It Wasn't My Fault, but I'll Apologize Anyway: A Sequel
That feeling of joy when your conference proposal is accepted followed immediately by that feeling of oh crap now I actually have to do the work I promised to do
You're in her DMs but I'm in the acknowledgements section with about 50 other names we are not the same
(I joke, but it's SUCH a green flag when an author takes the time to name every person at the press who worked on their book and not just the editor)
