Here I am at the UNC Press booth with my amazing editor @catehodorowicz.bsky.social and MY BOOK.

Thanks for this, Chris! Very cool to see.

Migrants or animals? - The Latin American Review of Books Racialised border control has its origins in US efforts to prevent animal diseases. Review: Deadly Divide: How Insects, Pathogens, and People Defied the US-Mexico Border, Mary E Mendoza, 2026, Univers...

The first review is in: latamrob.com/migrants-or-...

The book has arrived.

What a lovely thing to see and super special to be in the company of @sarabpritchard.bsky.social ! Thanks so much, @katecarp.bsky.social, for the support. Sorry to miss everyone at ASEH this year!

Deadly Divide will be out next month and you can now pre-order it from UNC press using this 30% off discount code: 01SOCIAL30

Does sound familiar, doesn’t it?

Deadly Divide When most people picture the US-Mexico border, they think of walls, fences, concrete, and wire. But in this first history of how the environment influenced p...

Deadly Divide by @mmendoza.bsky.social

A groundbreaking environmental history of the US–Mexico border, where fences, fear, and even insects shaped ideas about race, security, and belonging. uncpress.org/978146969540...

‘Biometric Exit’ Quietly Expands Across U.S. Airports, Unnerving Some

Here is a piece on biometric exit expanding, but not sure if this is really helpful to you, as it is not at the TSA checkpoint— seems like opting out of this kind of thing is less and less of an option no matter where in the process a passenger may be. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/t...

Thanks, Brendan.

I’m pleased to announce that my forthcoming book, _Deadly Divide_, will be out in spring 2026 with @uncpress.bsky.social with the help of my fabulous editor Cate Hodorowicz (@catehodorowicz.bsky.social).