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JASP will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with a transatlantic celebration June 11-14, 2026 in historic Greensburg, PA. In line with our theme “Pride, Prejudice, and the Pursuit of Happiness,” they will explore topics that connect Austen’s beloved novel Pride and Prejudice to the revolutionary context in which it was written. Check it out and register if you’re interested!
Want to write about 2026 historic anniversaries? Check out Clio & the Contemporary’s call for contributors for their yearlong anniversary series, & submit!
Have ideas about liberal arts and higher education that you want to write as a long form, peer reviewed essay? Please check out the Provocations & Occasions sections of Zeal: A Journal for the Liberal Arts for examples and submit your ideas to Editor Robin Field via email!
End of Year Public Scholarship Submissions – Please send us your favorite piece of public scholarship this year (especially if it’s by you!) for a mega thread to showcase all the amazing public work published in 2025! Email us at bwandread@gmail.com!
Join this Zoom link at 11am EST on Saturday November 15th for Vaughn’s first ever keynote address at the ‘Tis the Season free virtual conference
Check out this free University of Birmingham online workshop on “Object stories in health and medicine, 1700-1900,” which will take place on December 5th
UNC Press has announced a call for book proposals to be included in the new public scholarly series “Boundless South”
Contingent Magazine is asking for submissions of 2025 publications from historians without tenure-track positions to highlight on their end-of-year list
Call for Papers: “Stars and Screen” Cinema and Media History Virtual Symposium is seeking proposals due February 1, 2026 for the symposium that will be held on May 16, 2026
The CineHistorians Podcast, hosted by Dr. Carl Sweeney and Raquel Stecher, just announced Season 2!
Please congratulate Theresa Therrien for her two-book deal with Transatlantic Agency starting with her debut YA novel SAINT JOAN BLACKHEART in 2027.
Please congratulate Matt Zoller Seitz on his book announcement: a biography of Jack Nicholson entitled LEADING MAN. Also head to his mzs.press for a massive (up to 70% off) book sale!
The Strange Land Book Club podcast on all things reading, publishing, and books has a new blog piece on their current series of banned and challenged books!