So fun to chat w/ @tracyslater.bsky.social about TOGETHER IN MANZANAR! Learn how she found her way to narrative history & how she stays with her characters as she tells their story. She also made me blush talking abt how podcasts are part of her writing community draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

Sharing some advice for pitching Drafting the Past again here, mostly so I can pin it to the top of the feed: buttondown.com/draftingthep...

“you have to share your writing with other people, otherwise you’re just whistling into the wind” - @andrewhartman.bsky.social to @katecarp.bsky.social on @draftingthepast.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

Episodes two weeks in a row?! That should tell you how much great stuff there is. I was so happy to get to talk to @andrewhartman.bsky.social about KARL MARX IN AMERICA (@uchicagopress.bsky.social) and how he keeps going in the writing "grind." Listen here: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

Kate Carpenter's podcast @draftingthepast.bsky.social is fantastic. It was an honor to be a guest. draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

Hey! I managed to write a newsletter! buttondown.com/draftingthep...

In case you were distracted by...other things...this morning: new episode!

Fantastic news #writingcommunity! A favorite podcast, @draftingthepast.bsky.social, is back & this first episode of the season is fantastic: magical, fascinating, & such an inspiring look at crafting gripping historical narrative for different audiences. 🎉 🗃️ draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

Drafting the Past is back, and with a truly fantastic episode! I felt so fortunate to talk with Ruby Lal about her newest book(s), her transition to narrative history writing, and how she brings stories from hundreds of years ago so beautifully to life. Listen: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

Psst...the wait is almost over. New episode drops at midnight!

A new podcast to listen to!

Happy pub day to Nishant Batsha (who seems, wisely, to not be on social)! I talked with Nishant about his first novel waaaaay back in episode 9 of @draftingthepast.bsky.social: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

What a lovely review of @draftingthepast.bsky.social to discover in the new issue of the @aseh.bsky.social journal, Environmental History! doi.org/10.1086/735779

In the June issue of the #AHR, @danieljstory.bsky.social teams up with @katecarp.bsky.social, host and producer of @draftingthepast.bsky.social, to discuss the craft of writing history, while unpacking the minutiae of both the writing process and podcast interviews. #HistoryinFocus 🗃️

Listening to the Lyndal Roper episode on @draftingthepast.bsky.social I am cheered to learn she organised her research on the Peasants' War by drawing a grid on a really big bit of paper which she stuck to her wall. Also that she got to know some of the terrain she was writing about by cycling it.

I can't wait to set aside the time for a close listen to this episode of @draftingthepast.bsky.social with @sdgorton.bsky.social. #womenshistory #biography #nonfiction

This was a particularly good episode. The thoughtfulness, sincerity, and humility of @omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social are inspiring. I also keep a log, and really liked his comment that it is good for ensuring you put in the required hours...but also for giving yourself some grace when life happens.

New! What a delight to talk with Stephanie Gorton about THE ICON AND THE IDEALIST (@harpercollins.bsky.social), a fascinating dual biography of Margaret Sanger and Mary Ware Dennett. We talked about revising (12!) drafts, what draws her to a subject, and more. Listen: draftingthepast.com/?p=2722

Always a great start to the day to get a brand new episode of @draftingthepast.bsky.social ❤️. Can't wait to listen! #skystorians #booksky draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

In this final episode of History in Focus season 3, @danieljstory.bsky.social talks with @katecarp.bsky.social from the podcast @draftingthepast.bsky.social to explore history writing and question what a closer look at this aspect of historians’ work illuminates about the discipline. 🗃️

My turn to be a guest! I was honored to be interviewed by @danieljstory.bsky.social for the @historians.org podcast History in Focus. We talked about @draftingthepast.bsky.social and my current work on the history of storm chasing. Listen to our interview here: www.historians.org/podcast/the-...

Thanks for including the new episode with Padraic Scanlan @americanstudier.bsky.social!

New episode out! I talked with Padraic Scanlan about his new book, Rot: An Imperial History of the Irish Famine. He makes the case for writing fast, messy first drafts and embracing editors. Listen now: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

Just a heads up, for those waiting with bated breath, that "this week's" episode will be out next week, because that's just how life is right now. Thank you for your patience!

I really enjoyed speaking with Kate Carpenter of @draftingthepast.bsky.social about my writing routine, engineering background, & latest book. I was honored to be interviewed since it is one my favorite podcast. @uncpress.bsky.social

I have a bunch of @draftingthepast.bsky.social episodes I didn’t get to the week they came out and now I am binge-listening after a very productive call with my editor and I highly recommend this as writing motivation

New! A true pleasure to talk with @omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social about his book Remembering Conquest and about his writing routine, the importance of exercise, and whether his engineering background translates to his writing (hint: a work log!). Listen: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

New! A true pleasure to talk with @omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social about his book Remembering Conquest and about his writing routine, the importance of exercise, and whether his engineering background translates to his writing (hint: a work log!). Listen: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

What an inspiring episode! Be obsessed with writing and invent your own career path.

Congratulations to Drafting the Past guest @sethrockman.bsky.social on being named a finalist for this year's Pulitzer Prize in history! Listen to his episode here: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

Dig into my latest conversation with @emilyherring.bsky.social about her book, HERALD OF A RESTLESS WORLD! We talked about how she wrote an intellectual biography that is damn interesting, the quirks of French education, her shift from academia, and more! Listen: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

Dig into my latest conversation with @emilyherring.bsky.social about her book, HERALD OF A RESTLESS WORLD! We talked about how she wrote an intellectual biography that is damn interesting, the quirks of French education, her shift from academia, and more! Listen: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

New episode! Historian @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social joined me to talk monsters, narrative structure, her new book HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY (@ucpress.bsky.social) and more. Listen here: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

New episode coming tomorrow! Thanks for your patience this week while I deal with some family stuff (although perhaps you, like me, have only a dim sense of what day it is right now).

I'm a big fan of Drafting the Past generally (wherein @katecarp.bsky.social interviews historians about their writing process, tools, philosophies, and inspirations), but I particularly enjoyed this episode with Lyndal Roper.

What a wonderful episode, and so great to hear Lyndal Roper talking about the CHALLENGES of writing histories 🗃️ I really enjoyed this bit from Kate reflecting on the introduction from LR’s book:

ICYMI: New episode, with acclaimed historian Lyndal Roper about her new book, SUMMER OF FIRE AND BLOOD, on the German Peasants' War. This conversation was a delight, featuring lots of maps, bike rides, and the wisdom of a long and productive career! Listen here: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

Not 100% sure that it's integral, but I just listened to this episode of @draftingthepast.bsky.social with Lyndal Roper and she talks about travelling by bike to see places related to her book. draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

I am a big fan of Kate Carpenter's @draftingthepast.bsky.social and Ben Franklin's World by @lizcovart.bsky.social. I regularly assign episodes from both.

Writers, this essay is so good. What works one day might not work the next, and that's ok! lithub.com/the-first-st...

something I bet would work great for a grad readings seminar would be assigning the books plus the @draftingthepast.bsky.social episode associated with each

I am catching up on episodes especially during my commute and the archival work that went into the writing of the excerpt read in this episode! I used it as an example as to why a researcher I was talking to on Thursday should listen to this podcast. (He jotted down the show’s name.)

New episode today, featuring Judy Giesberg and her new book, LAST SEEN. The book is so moving, and I loved talking with Judy about her approaches to writing it, how it emerged out of a DH project, and how public interactions shaped her work. Listen here: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

New episode today, featuring Judy Giesberg and her new book, LAST SEEN. The book is so moving, and I loved talking with Judy about her approaches to writing it, how it emerged out of a DH project, and how public interactions shaped her work. Listen here: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

Of the different podcast interviews I've done over the years, I don't think I've recommended one as frequently as I have @draftingthepast.bsky.social. It's such a brilliant niche and provides important background to the craft of history.

Blueskis with an interest in #history and the craft of #writinghistory - if you haven’t listened to @draftingthepast.bsky.social — get to it! There is at least one #writingcraft revelation in every episode.

We're entering our 7th year of publishing and paying contingent historians, and we're looking for a new editor to help us do it!

Delighted to see that episode 58 guest James Tejani has won the Bancroft Prize (along with brilliant @kathleenduval.bsky.social)! Listen to my interview w/ James here: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis... More on the Bancroft: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/a... Now we just need Dr. DuVal on the show!

The 1930s hate mail quoted in the excerpt from @theotherrbg.bsky.social‘s book is really uncanny. The rhetoric of hate mail truly has not changed much in almost a hundred years

I sound nervous at the beginning because I WAS because @draftingthepast.bsky.social is truly one of my favorite podcasts ever. keep listening- it gets better. I’m proud of this one. thank you @katecarp.bsky.social for your show and for having me📚👩🏻‍💻✍🏼 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...