Never a slow news day here at the Yale Press! On Sunday, Peter Mansoor weighed in on the next steps for the President-elect in Iraq as part of the New York Times “Transitions” series of op-eds. His book, Baghdad at Sunrise, chronicles Mansoor’s direct involvement in the counter-insurgency efforts. Read the whole piece, “How to Leave Iraq — Intact” here and check out the electrifying excerpt of Baghdad at Sunrise available at yalebooks.com.

Newsarama has also posted an extensive interview with Ivan Brunetti, comics artist and editor of An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Vol. 2, in which he discusses his selection process and addresses readers who are already itching for Volume 3. The enlightening full text is available here.

And in the “patting ourselves on the back” category, onlineuniversities.com has listed the Yale Press Log as one of “100 Blogs That Will Make You Smarter“. Check us out at #72!