View this post on Instagram A post shared by scott mitchell (@djbuddha2011) The last time I was in San Antonio was 2016, for the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion. In some ways, it feels like a lifetime ago. In others, the more things change, yada yada yada. If AAR is your thing,Continue reading “#aarsbl23”
Tag Archives: The Book
You may have heard
It’s been a minute, as the kids say [citation needed], since I posted an update. And I have a few updates. First up: the book Random people who stop by my office have told me that they’ve enjoyed the book. And there’s this exceedingly kind review on Buddhistdoor. And since the last time I updatedContinue reading “You may have heard”
books, bikes, and hackers
Less than forty-eight hours before I left home to ride my bike across California, I discovered that this site had been hacked. It’s not the first time I’ve encountered this problem — though it’s been a long, long time. Long enough that I didn’t really feel like dealing with the laborious task of reviewing allContinue reading “books, bikes, and hackers”
The book is a thing that exists
The Making of American Buddhism ships today! It is a thing that exists in the real world (whatever the “real” world may be). If you pre-ordered a copy, it might very well be on a truck heading to your home right now! The book is expensive — relatively speaking. Honestly, I’m rather surprised/happy that OUPContinue reading “The book is a thing that exists”
Book event updates
We are now solidly into May, and according to the OUP website, The Making of American Buddhism is going to start shipping any moment now! So I wanted to send out a quick update about some upcoming book-related events. First and foremost, be sure to bookmark the book’s page on my website where I’ll beContinue reading “Book event updates”
Book summary feedback request
A colleague has suggested I write a summary of The Book. Over the last few years, I’ve become increasingly aware of the fact that I can be, in a word, verbose. And that my writing is prone to be overly academic in tone. The Book, of course, is an academic book. As I said toContinue reading “Book summary feedback request”
more updated social media stuff
Now that we’re a month away from the launch of The Book, I imagine I might be posting more on the internets. But it also occurred to me that over the last couple of months I haven’t really been engaging with social media much. The fact of the matter is that ever since Space KarenContinue reading “more updated social media stuff”
Let the shameless self-promotion begin
As something of a (not-really) non-sequitur, I follow a couple of different Buddhist studies groups over on the Facebook hell-site; very often, people post things about their work and start off those posts with (an obligatory?) “Sorry for the self-promotion…” I’ve often wondered about that. On the one hand, there’s something to be said aboutContinue reading “Let the shameless self-promotion begin”
the book has a cover
Unconnected updates
Several things, unconnected to one another. It’s been well over a month since I posted something. The blog’s been on my mind. I am interested in fulfilling my desires from the beginning of the year to write more and write more often. But the last few months have been unexpectedly challenging. Full. Full is aContinue reading “Unconnected updates”