Eli Bortz

Acquiring editor, Flatpage. Book doctor, Manuscript Craftwork. Confetti for a carnival, confetti for a wedding. Once @UNDPress, @vanderbiltUP & @floridapress

[Eli Bortz @Bortzza]

News! As of today, I'm the new acquiring editor for Flatpage Publishing. Flatpage is an editorial agency, offering editorial guidance to authors. This year Flatpage announced an independent publishing program, and that's where I come in. Check it out: https://t.co/KpeUD377hz

[Eli Bortz @Bortzza]

Me on the 29th! https://t.co/Mvz5Xy8BIZ

[the meji. @mejitwo]

Not to be a fucking nerd or anything but writing academic papers is actually super fun when you have a genuine interest in the topic!

[Yoni Appelbaum @YAppelbaum]

Albuquerque turned a wall of its airport bookshop over to its local university press, and goddamn, now I want this in every airport.

[Eli Bortz @Bortzza]

If you’re in Baltimore this weekend for #AWP26 drop me a line. I’ll be harborside for the duration!

[Eli Bortz @Bortzza]

Never give up on your dreams.

[Eli Bortz @Bortzza]

And of course the link. https://t.co/xr5ijZ3rjd

[Eli Bortz @Bortzza]

It was a good road to publication date for this, despite the brutal subject matter. But this is my fourth acquiring role, marking well over twenty years in publishing at four different publishers. Hard topic, but a great example of publishing done right.

[Indiana Jewish Historical Society @IndianaJewish]

#hoosierjewishhistory
The Sy's Kosher Meat Market and Delicatessen was located in South Bend, Indiana, on Western Ave. It was founded by Holocaust survivors from Czechoslovakia who emigrated to the United States in 1951.

[Eli Bortz @Bortzza]

So this new publishing house, Flatpage Books, brought me on a year ago last week. It's methodical work, but the first title is close to release date! Would love to see you at a talk I'm hosting about Flatpage Books itself, Nov. 4 at 1pm EDT: https://t.co/s0imxOWyLl

[Sami Gold @souljagoyteller]

Abolishing ICE is the moderate position

[maybe: xavier (knicks, nba champions, enjoyer) @couldbexav]

“bacon, cheese, and egg”

[Jared Cook @jkimballcook]

the first pope to have saved big money at menards

[Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi]

I was scheduled to give a talk on Palestine at a student conference at @NotreDame. The University rescinded my talk a week in advance citing an extremely flimsy excuse. It is truly disgusting. Attached is the letter I received and my reply, link below...

[Eli Bortz @Bortzza]

Glorious to see #OAH25 in good form today, and a special thanks to @msupress for this lovely read for the train ride home.

[Eli Bortz @Bortzza]

This weekend I'll be roaming the @isanet meeting, and if there's still folks on here who might be at the same place I would love to catch up. My freshman year at Flatpage is coming into focus!

[Eli Bortz @Bortzza]

Tonight I wrote the first book contract for a title since 2022; it's been a minute.

[Eli Bortz @Bortzza]

@adamwren It’s true, my 11 year old had me utterly baffled when she started using it this way just recently.

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More on what I’m up to! https://t.co/nCuEA9SjDm

[Eli Bortz @Bortzza]

First round of conversations are underway, but we are literally at the start of this. Reach out should this news be of interest. Thanks!

[Eli Bortz @Bortzza]

Thought I might break up the trend here today. Now that I've caught my breath, I wanted to elaborate on what we hope to build as a publishing program at Flatpage. We're a truly independent publisher, with a firm track record as a versatile editorial agency. 1/

[Eli Bortz @Bortzza]

We're also starting deliberately small, because we can. It helps us control quality all around. And our focus incorporates disciplines I've acquired in since the early 2000s: political violence & extremism, culture and community, and hopefully a little bit in history. 2/