This episode we speak to two of our acquiring editors, Michael McGandy and Jim Lance, who both attended the Annual Meeting of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning in Buffalo, New York. Michael is a Senior Editor at Cornell University Press as well as Editorial Director of our trade imprint Three Hills which publishes smart, informative and provocative books about New York State and the Northeast. Michael acquires books in U.S. History, Presidential Studies, New York State, Urban History, U.S. Urban Development & Policy.

Follow Michael on Twitter: @michaelmcgandy

Jim is also a Senior Editor at Cornell University Press and acquires in Anthropology, Geography, Global Urban Studies and Religious Studies.

Follow Jim on Twitter: @jimlance554

We spoke with them about Cornell’s exciting new editorial expansion within urban studies, Michael and Jim’s experiences in ACSP, and two of the hottest chicken wing restaurants in Buffalo.

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