Who Cares and Why Now? And More Editor Straight Talk with Cate Hodorowicz

We’re speaking with UNC press editor, Cate Hodorowicz about what she’s looking for; how she knows if a book will work as trade; how to set yourself up for a good book exhibit hall conversation with an editor; how to show you have a robust author platform even if you’re not active on social media; what kinds of honest conversations you can have with a press editor about expectations for the book; and the benefits of being part of a book series.

Rediscovering the Pleasures of Academic Writing with Helen Sword
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Rediscovering the Pleasures of Academic Writing with Helen Sword

Negotiating Book Length with the Press with Jenna Weissman Joselit
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Negotiating Book Length with the Press with Jenna Weissman Joselit

Why Smart People Lose At Office Politics
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Why Smart People Lose At Office Politics

Katie Rasure - Networking Beats Applying: The LinkedIn Strategy That Opens Doors
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Katie Rasure - Networking Beats Applying: The LinkedIn Strategy That Opens Doors

Greater Good Experiences with Sara Cantor | Experience by Design
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Greater Good Experiences with Sara Cantor | Experience by Design

Developing BESS - from greenfield to grid with Ravi Sharma - Transmission
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Developing BESS - from greenfield to grid with Ravi Sharma - Transmission

Trump’s Unpopular UFC Birthday; Confusing Iran Deal; Mamdani Celebrates Knicks Win: A Closer Look
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Trump’s Unpopular UFC Birthday; Confusing Iran Deal; Mamdani Celebrates Knicks Win: A Closer Look

Your Book Could Get You Sued (And Most Authors Don't Know Why)
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Your Book Could Get You Sued (And Most Authors Don't Know Why)

How Jodie Foster Learned French Like a Native
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How Jodie Foster Learned French Like a Native

Making the Familiar Strange, and the Strange Familiar with essayist Anne Fadiman
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Making the Familiar Strange, and the Strange Familiar with essayist Anne Fadiman

Special Episode of Writing It!/Peer Review: Creativity and Fulfillment in Academia
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Special Episode of Writing It!/Peer Review: Creativity and Fulfillment in Academia

Stop Rambling: The 3-2-1 Speaking Trick That Makes You Sound Like A CEO
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Stop Rambling: The 3-2-1 Speaking Trick That Makes You Sound Like A CEO

Most Leaders Don't Even Know the Game They're In | Simon Sinek
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Most Leaders Don't Even Know the Game They're In | Simon Sinek

When the Biography Writing Road is Long with Megan Marshall
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When the Biography Writing Road is Long with Megan Marshall

Why AI Agents are either the best or worst thing we’ve ever built
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Why AI Agents are either the best or worst thing we’ve ever built

234/ Stress, Perfectionism & the Emotional Work that Restores Resilient Nurses [ with Brooke Bill...
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234/ Stress, Perfectionism & the Emotional Work that Restores Resilient Nurses [ with Brooke Bill...

Episode 26: Cathery Yeh: Advocacy in Mathematics Education and Beyond
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Episode 26: Cathery Yeh: Advocacy in Mathematics Education and Beyond

Does reading make you a better person? | Dominic Sandbrook | The New Society
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Does reading make you a better person? | Dominic Sandbrook | The New Society

Why 2026 Is Beginning to Look Like 1929 (with Andrew Ross Sorkin) | Big Take
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Why 2026 Is Beginning to Look Like 1929 (with Andrew Ross Sorkin) | Big Take

EP44: ABC Carolina's 2024 EIC Award Winners
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EP44: ABC Carolina's 2024 EIC Award Winners