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“What I started to realize is that, if I'm granted the space to actually write the things that I want to write, then I need to start thinking of myself as a writer, as someone who prioritizes writing over other things, someone who feels like I can take risks in my writing.”
Two new books take on the history of American evangelical women’s cultural and political power
A new history of Charlemagne’s empire dethrones the usual narrative of its rise and fall
Episode 117 of the Drafting the Past podcast
“What I started to realize is that, if I'm granted the space to actually write the things that I want to write, then I need to start thinking of myself as a writer, as someone who prioritizes writing over other things, someone who feels like I can take risks in my writing.”
Two new books take on the history of American evangelical women’s cultural and political power
A new history of Charlemagne’s empire dethrones the usual narrative of its rise and fall
Episode 117 of the Drafting the Past podcast
Kate reports from the tenth annual History Book Festival
In episode 116 of the Drafting the Past podcast, Kate talks with Bancroft Award-winning historian Thomas Andrews about his new book, The Great Horse Flu
A few of the new histories that caught our eye this month...
In Episode 115 of the Drafting the Past podcast, Kate talks with the bestselling author about making a career as a popular historian.
The covers of history books don't always stand out for their design, but these do.
In episode 114 of the Drafting the Past podcast, the author of Shadow Before the Flame talks to Kate about her research and writing process.