City & Community Presents: “Reaching a Broader Audience: How to Publish Crossover Books”

A Virtual Panel Event

Thursday, September 21, 2023; 3:30-5:00 p.m. EST 

Wanting to write a “crossover” book for a “broader” audience is becoming more and more common in sociology. But how is it different to write a book for readers outside of academia compared to writing one for scholars? How does an author identify and write to a specific non-academic audience? What are the potential pros and cons of writing a crossover book? What are editors looking for from scholars who propose crossover books? And what challenges have authors who have written books for broader audiences faced in the research, writing, and promotion of their work? 

Hosted by City & Community, this virtual panel event brings together authors and a book editor who will share their experiences with crossover books. We welcome sociologists at any level who are interested in writing a book to a broader audience now or in the future to attend. 

Host and Moderator: Richard Ocejo, Editor, City & Community 

Panelists:

Greggor Mattson, Oberlin College, author of Who Needs Gay Bars? Bar-Hopping throughAmerican’s Endangered LGBTQ+ Places

Victoria Reyes, University of California, Riverside, author of Academic Outsider: Stories ofExclusion and Hope

Meagan Levinson, Editorial Director, Three Hills Press

Registration is required for this event. 

Please send any questions to cicojournal@gmail.com.