Usually, I chat with historians about writing. But this week we're pulling back the curtain on book publicity! @sonyabonczek.bsky.social, dir of publicity at @uncpress.bsky.social, joined me to demystify the work of publicists and give some advice to authors. Listen: tinyurl.com/sonyabonczek 🗃️ 📚

New Episode Alert! There was almost a world in which there was no Jane Austen. Or at the very least, no Jane Austen novels. No Pride and Prejudice. No Sense and Sensibility. In today’s episode, we explore Jane’s brush with death and the unusual cast of women who shaped her literary interests.

New Episode Alert! There was almost a world in which there was no Jane Austen. Or at the very least, no Jane Austen novels. No Pride and Prejudice. No Sense and Sensibility. In today’s episode, we explore Jane’s brush with death and the unusual cast of women who shaped her literary interests.

Today's the day! @inpursuitusa.bsky.social is now live. We kick off the series with former president George W. Bush on George Washington's willingness to surrender power: inpursuit.substack.com/p/george-was... We've also included an audio version of the essay read by Mr. Bush himself.

@inpursuitusa.bsky.social is now live! Check out @kawulf.bsky.social's essay on Martha Washington, the first First Lady, and a plantation mistress shaped by lineages of power, revolutionary politics, and slavery. inpursuit.substack.com/p/martha-was... Hear Karin read her essay as well.

I’m excited to announce that I’ve started a position with @archivesfdn.bsky.social! I’m part of a new team working to bring civic education and programs to visitors to the National Archives Museum in DC and to people across the country.

New Episode of Revolutions in Retrospect! @jimambuske.bsky.social is joined by @juliagaffield.bsky.social to discuss the remarkable story of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the Haitian Revolutionary who swore to avenge America. Listen now on your favorite app! www.revolutionaryhistories.com/revolutions-...

New Episode of Revolutions in Retrospect! @jimambuske.bsky.social is joined by @juliagaffield.bsky.social to discuss the remarkable story of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the Haitian Revolutionary who swore to avenge America. Listen now on your favorite app! www.revolutionaryhistories.com/revolutions-...

Ep 23: With a rebellion underway in New England, the Continental Congress orders an invasion of Quebec, confident that Catholic French Canadians will rally to the Patriot standard, a mere fifteen years after Protestant British Americans helped to conquer the old colony of New France for their king.

I was fortunate enough to pick up a copy of @brookenewman.bsky.social’s new book today before the storm hit. Slavery happened “and we must never forget.”

With 10 days to go until the US release of THE CROWN’S SILENCE on 1/27, I’m giving away TWO signed pre-release copies!! 🚨To enter: share this post b/n now & noon (ET) tomorrow 1/18. I’ll randomly choose 2 winners (US-based). The book is also available for pre-order now! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Now playing on your favorite podcast app! And as @jimambuske.bsky.social says "Come for the story of Rev. William Adair in Ayr, stay for regicide, the plague, civil war, occupation, and witchcraft."

Check out this interview with @jmbeatty.bsky.social about her fantastic book "In Dependence: Women and the Patriarchal State in Revolutionary America"!

It's here! Listeners shared some of their favorite history reads from 2025--inclusing one book published 90 years ago! draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

Historians lynnprobbins.bsky.social and jimambuske.bsky.social delve into the revolutions that reshaped the Atlantic world, from Britain's civil wars to Revolutionary Haiti, exploring the Enlightenment and everything in between.

Explore the mystery of Jane Austen in Finding Jane Austen, a podcast that delves into her life and legacy. With insights from top scholars and engaging scripts, this series uncovers the historical figure behind the beloved novels.

Grab a cup of Christmas Cheer and settle in for @lynnprobbins.bsky.social’s chat with @jmbeatty.bsky.social about women, the American Revolution, and In Dependence www.revolutionaryhistories.com/revolutions-...

I'm seeing a lot of Jane Austen posting for her birthday! If you're feeling like celebrating you should check Anne's podcast! Episode one is UP: www.revolutionaryhistories.com/finding-jane...

New Episode of Worlds Turned Upside Down Now Playing!

Finding Jane Austen is NOW Playing on your favorite podcast app! Join us on Episode One: "First Impressions" as we dive into the life and legacy of Jane Austen. www.revolutionaryhistories.com/finding-jane...

No one who had ever seen Jane Austen in her infancy would have supposed her to become one of the most important novelists in the English language. Not even Jane Austen herself. But who was Jane Austen? The real Jane Austen. The historical Jane Austen.

No one who had ever seen Jane Austen in her infancy would have supposed her to become one of the most important novelists in the English language. Not even Jane Austen herself. But who was Jane Austen? The real Jane Austen. The historical Jane Austen.

Next Tuesday, on the 250th anniversary of her birth, the search for Jane Austen begins. Join @annefertig.bsky.social on a journey to find the Jane you only thought you knew. Follow "Finding Jane Austen" on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your favorite podcasts.

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We're solving the mystery of one of the most important writers in the English language through the clues she left behind. Whether you love Jane Austen or if you haven't read her since high school, we invite you to join us in #FindingJaneAusten. #JaneAusten #JaneAusten250 #JaneAustenBirthday

Join our free Patreon for your chance to win Robert Parkinson's book Heart of American Darkness! www.patreon.com/cw/Revolutio...

Join our free Patreon for your chance to win Robert Parkinson's book Heart of American Darkness! www.patreon.com/cw/Revolutio...

We are LIVE! Come ask @jimambuske.bsky.social, @adamxmcneil.bsky.social, & @lynnprobbins.bsky.social your questions about The American Revolution documentary series. www.youtube.com/live/WOBEMm8...

Tonight! Join @lynnprobbins.bsky.social, @adamxmcneil.bsky.social , & @jimambuske.bsky.social at 8pmEST. They will be answering your questions about Ken Burns' latest series. Sign up for the link and have your questions ready! #HATM #AmericanHistory #EarlyAmerica #KenBurns #18thCentury

Tonight! Join @lynnprobbins.bsky.social, @adamxmcneil.bsky.social , & @jimambuske.bsky.social at 8pmEST. They will be answering your questions about Ken Burns' latest series. Sign up for the link and have your questions ready! #HATM #AmericanHistory #EarlyAmerica #KenBurns #18thCentury

I am thrilled to say that Finding Jane Austen will soon be available for your listening pleasure just in time for Austen's 250th birthday. Check out the Season 1 trailer now featuring creator and narrator @annefertig.bsky.social!

Jane Austen is one of the most popular authors in the English language. But how did a humble Hampshire girl become the Jane Austen? Subscribe now to Finding Jane Austen so you can help us solve the mystery!

Jane Austen is one of the most popular authors in the English language. But how did a humble Hampshire girl become the Jane Austen? Subscribe now to Finding Jane Austen so you can help us solve the mystery!

Need something to listen to today while you're traveling or cooking? Why not listen to @lynnprobbins.bsky.social's conversation with @brannon.bsky.social on the latest episode of Revolutions in Retrospect? Now playing on your podcast app and YouTube. youtu.be/UscwEjbEZYU?...

Heading home for Thanksgiving to fight with your uncle about what the founders wanted? Check out "The Founders Didn't Want A Gerontocracy," the latest episode of Revolutions in Retrospect featuring @lynnprobbins.bsky.social's chat with @brannon.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uscw...

Please join @lynnprobbins.bsky.social @adamxmcneil.bsky.social & @jimambuske.bsky.social live on Dec 2 at 8pmEST as they answer your questions about Ken Burns' latest series. Sign up here for the link to join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/1975144490...

Please join @lynnprobbins.bsky.social @adamxmcneil.bsky.social & @jimambuske.bsky.social live on Dec 2 at 8pmEST as they answer your questions about Ken Burns' latest series. Sign up here for the link to join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/1975144490...

Stay tuned. Some friends and I will be hosting a live Q and A after Thanksgiving to answer your questions about what you learned or didn’t learn in the series. We will have details out soon. #HATM

Highly recommend Kathleen DuVal’s second book, Independence Lost. A keep book about the war in the Gulf South #HATM

Shamless self-plug for this episode of Revolutions in Retrospect about Lafayette's return in 1824 to see a Revolution that remained unfinished #HATM podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

Somebody please write new biographies of Joseph Brandt and Molly Brandt. We could use them. #HATM

For a great example of how Black soldiers and their families fought for what was promised them long after the war, check out this conversation between @katyghistory.bsky.social and Riley Sutherland about Phillis Hinkley Saunders Tatton podcasts.rrchnm.org/show/your-mo... #HATM

One point that I don't think has been made yet, but Rick Atkinson discusses at length in his book (and in Worlds Turned Upside Down) is the problem the British have of projecting power over 3,000 miles of ocean. They just can't fly men and supplies over the Atlantic and reinforce the army. #HATM

Maya Jasanoff comes out swinging -- correctly -- that our imagination of the War for Independence as a revolution of ideals obscures the violence of the war and the horror of those who lived through it. #HATM

@emilysneff.bsky.social's forthcoming book on the Declaration of Independence is really great on the sequence of events and the maneuvering to get a Declaration, and @stevesarson.bsky.social's forthcoming book is great for thinking about the Declaration as a product of British/American history #HATM

The point about GW's desire to lead a "loyal protest" is a concrete example of how most colonists think about the empire, which is as a federal empire with the king at its head and the individual provincial legislatures in control of their own colonies, not Parliament. #HATM

Just in case you'd rather listen to the American Revolution then scramble to find the login for your PBS app, may I offer you something that will leave your Worlds Turned Upside Down? Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5OfU87p... Website: www.r2studios.org

Check out Revolutions in Retrospect! Our new podcast that explores the revolutions that remade the Atlantic world, from the civil wars of 17th century Britain, the Jacobite Uprisings, & American Independence, to Revolutionary Haiti, the French Revolution, the Enlightenment, & everything in between.