An Academic Life Worth Living: How to Write, Publish, and Build a Career with Joy and Meaning

Your guide to a successful academic career that centers joy and avoids burnout.

Academic life is often imagined as a straight path—publish, earn tenure, keep producing—but the reality is far messier. In An Academic Life Worth Living, Tanya Maria Golash-Boza draws on decades of experience as a scholar, teacher, mentor, and academic leader to offer a clear-eyed, compassionate account of how to write, publish, and sustain a joyful professional life.

Having moved across continents and career sta...