Special Episode! I want to write a book, now what? Interview with Laura Portwood-Stacer.

On this special episode of ABC, we speak to Laura Portwood-Stacer, publishing consultant and developmental editor for academic authors, and author of The Book Proposal Book: A Guide for Scholarly Authors and Make Your Manuscript Work: A Guide to Developmental Editing for Scholarly Writers.

Laura is an expert in taking ideas and turning them into

Drawing on a decade of experience working with academic authors, she shares advice for new and aspiring authors.

In this week’s episode, Dr. Ed Simon talks about his latest book Writing During the Apocalypse Reflections on the Great Unraveling (Bloomsbury).

Rising authoritarianism. Covid. Inflation. Wealth disparity. War. Climate change. While every time period is marked by apocalyptic fears, it certainly seems like our current anxieties aren't ill placed. And yet, art and literature persist. In his new book, Ed grapples with the notion that writers and their work ought to distract readers from our currently dire situation. Ed argues that to craft imaginative spaces through the magic of words isn't superfluous. Instead it exists at the core of human experience – as it always has and always will.

What is it like to write during what could be the last decades of human civilization?

In this episode, Dr. Jinwon Kim discusses her new book, Koreatown NYC: The Consumption of a Transnational Brand, NYU Press.

Jinwon discusses how in the past decade, Korean entertainment has gained global recognition, with movies and TV shows winning Oscars and Emmys, and K-Pop groups becoming wildly popular. In Manhattan, Koreatown has become a popular destination for both locals and tourists, drawing them in with its bars, restaurants, and day spas - learn more about the neighbourhood, and its important place in NYC and globally.

How does Manhattan's Koreatown function as a new kind of ethnic enclave?

In this episode we speak to the author of The Death and Life of Gentrification: A New Map of a Persistent Idea, Dr. Japonica Brown-Saracino.

Published by Princeton University Press, her new book traces how the concept - originally intended to describe the brick-and-mortar transformation of neighborhoods - has come to characterize transformations that have little to do with cities.

What is gained and what is lost when a word that once narrowly referred to neighborhood change takes on a life all its own?

In this episode, co-authors Dr. Dario Azzellini and Dr. Marcelo Vieta discuss their new book, Commoning Labour and Democracy at WorkWhen Workers Take Over (Routledge). They share lessons learned from putting the book together, key concepts, and how we can all create democracy and well-being in the workplace.

Today on Academic Book Club, we speak to Jenny Rossberg, Publicity and Rights Manager for New York University Press.

Jenny shares resources and expert advice for experienced, new, and aspiring authors, looking to get the word out about their latest academic books - valuable knowledge no author should be without - especially how to avoid the pitfalls in today’s media landscape. An expert cheerleader and connector, Jenny shares what she thinks is needed in publishing. Are you the person to write it? Listen in and see what Jenny has to say!

What does it mean to practice the future together? In this episode of the ABC podcast, we explore the intersection of art, activism, and Black futures in conversation with Dr. Syrus Marcus Ware and Ra'anaa Yaminah Ekundayo. Discover how creative expressions shape social justice movements and envision a more free and just future. And, if you’re a twin, you really should listen to the end!