This fortnight's newsletter offering: ‘Colston looks like a sort of colonial specimen dredged out of the waters of the past and put on display.’ And special news about an upcoming C-SPAN Book TV appearance! Sign up at my website carriegibson.co.uk/newsletter/ carriegibson.co.uk/2026/07/22/c...

This fortnight's offering: 'Forgetting. Remembering. Imaging. It always comes back around to the stories we tell ourselves, how we tell them, and what we leave out.' carriegibson.co.uk/2026/07/08/c...

A little reminder as the US nears its 250th anniversary: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor... #history #booksky

Contributor: The untold Hispanic history that made U.S. history possible

Far from the colonists' front lines, Cubans, Mexicans and Spaniards aided the American Revolution.

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‘All of this left me wondering: which has been worse for me, ribald nights out and wine-soaked dinners with other people, or the lost hours (days? weeks?) of scrolling alone in a dark room?’ This fortnight's offering: carriegibson.co.uk/2026/06/10/c...

Too busy to read my free, fortnightly newsletter? No problem! Now you can listen to it! carriegibson.co.uk/2026/05/27/c...

OMG I was on PBS! (And if your PBS member station doesn't pick up Story in the Public Square, you can watch it here: www.pbs.org/.../story-in...).

Story in the Public Square | Story in the Public Square 5/24/2026 | Season 19 | Episode 19

The Great Resistance: tracing the epic history of resistance to slavery in the Americas.

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Very excited about my upcoming talk with The National Archives! Tune in next Friday (29 May) at 2pm UK/9am EST (which is bedtime Korean time, though I think it's worth it to stay up late on this occasion). www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/whats-on/eve...

The Great Resistance: the 400-year fight to end slavery in the Americas

Historian Carrie Gibson tells the epic story of the fight to end slavery.

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Some thoughts on the survival of the book: carriegibson.co.uk/2026/05/13/c... 💙📚 #booksky

Pause the apocalypse for a second and enjoy some of these lovely blooms from Singapore's Botanic Gardens.

Philip McKenzie and I had a LOT to discuss on his excellent podcast. Have a listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3f5r... or Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Reposting this for any bluskis in the Atlanta area – come see me this coming Saturday (18 April)! Details below!

Carrie Gibson@carriegibson.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🚨Attn Atlanta friends! I will be there on 18 April at A Cappella books. Come join us! Details below: www.acappellabooks.com/pages/events...

🚨If you're free this coming Sunday (12 April 2026), tune into Book Breaks (Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History) where I will be talking about The Great Resistance at 2pm EST (7pm BST). Click below to sign up for a Zoom link! marketing.gilderlehrman.org/l/941553/202...

Date & Time:  April 12, 2026, 02:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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🚨Attn Atlanta friends! I will be there on 18 April at A Cappella books. Come join us! Details below: www.acappellabooks.com/pages/events...

Such a lovely time ❤️

Renata Keller@renatakeller.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Had an amazing time at the Tucson Festival of Books! Thanks to all who came out to support authors, books, and reading, especially the volunteers and organizers (and my mom and dad ❤️). Great to present and hang out with @carriegibson.bsky.social @mkn.bsky.social and Daniel Zoughbie!

Can't wait!!

Renata Keller@renatakeller.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Getting so excited for the Tucson Festival of Books this weekend! I'll be presenting Saturday at 11:30 on a panel discussing History, Conflict, and the Americas with @carriegibson.bsky.social (yay for hemispheric histories of the Americas!) and ... (1/2)

Celebrating each other’s work. Carrie's got @brookenewman.bsky.social's The Crown’s Silence which explores how British monarchs cultivated transatlantic slavery. Brooke's got @carriegibson.bsky.social's The Great Resistance chronicling the enslaved people who continuously challenged this system.

Now less than a week to go! 🎉 Arizona friends hope to see you there for some great books and amazing conversations ❤️

Carrie Gibson@carriegibson.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Less than a month to go until the Tucson Festival of Books ❤️So excited for conversations with @renatakeller.bsky.social @tomzoellner.bsky.social and @calebgayle.bsky.social Also looking forward to hearing @mkn.bsky.social Check out the schedule here: tinyurl.com/nhkj2xmp

“It took so much violence to keep slavery in place for 400 years": A Conversation with @carriegibson.bsky.social michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/it-took-so...

“It took so much violence to keep slavery in place for 400 years.”

A Conversation with Carrie Gibson.

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In Munich Marco Rubio praised the ‘Western’ tradition of rule of law. Two lessons that he & Trump’s administration could learn about that today. From S. Korea: imprison presidents who flout the constitution. From UK: no one is above the law.

Less than a month to go until the Tucson Festival of Books ❤️So excited for conversations with @renatakeller.bsky.social @tomzoellner.bsky.social and @calebgayle.bsky.social Also looking forward to hearing @mkn.bsky.social Check out the schedule here: tinyurl.com/nhkj2xmp

I go a little into the historiographical deep weeds here, but why not? My latest newsletter: carriegibson.co.uk/2026/02/18/c...

"A panoramic account of the fight to end slavery." Fantastic review of THE GREAT RESISTANCE by @carriegibson.bsky.social in @theguardian.com!

The Great Resistance by Carrie Gibson review – a panoramic account of the fight to end slavery

An ambitious chronicle spans four centuries of escapes and uprisings in the Americas

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🚨UK friends, The Great Resistance is finally out TODAY in Britain (+ Commonwealth). Get your copies now! 📚 ❤️ #booksky #skystorians Or, if you prefer to listen, the audio version awaits your ears! 🎧 basicbooks.uk/titles/carri...

If you would like to learn more about the long and complex history of Puerto Rico and the United States in the context of Bad Bunny's wonderful Halftime show, please consider a read of my 2019 book, When the Sky Fell: Hurricane Maria and the United States in Puerto Rico.

Just a friendly reminder for any UK/Commonwealth-based #blueskis, #historians, or book-lovers on 📚💙 #booksky that The Great Resistance will be in bookshops from 12 February ❤️

Washington Post is shuttering its book section, part of the ongoing war against literacy & knowledge. We at Current Affairs want to pick up the slack by expanding book reviews. Writers: pitch us anytime! And if you subscribe/donate we'll use the funding to commission book coverage.

There is a lot of doom to scroll. Have a quick break from the madness and sign up for my newsletter (it's only every fortnight and it's free!). carriegibson.co.uk/newsletter/

1/10. Tory peer Daniel Hannan has posted a potted history of slavery that demonstrates how historical understanding is being twisted by politicians. I’ll examine it in light of historians’ research.

Very happy to have received my copy of @carriegibson.bsky.social's The Great Resistance: The 400-Year Fight to End Slavery in the Americas and looking forward to having her as a guest on @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social in a few weeks to discuss it!

In this adapted excerpt from The Crown’s Silence, which examines the royal family’s links with slavery from Elizabeth I to the present, Ottobah Cugoano directly appeals to the monarchy – but is met with silence. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ja...

‘Unjust and inhuman’: how royal family ignored a Black abolitionist’s plea to end the slave trade

In this adapted extract from The Crown’s Silence, which examines the royal family’s links with slavery from Elizabeth I to the present, Ottobah Cugoano directly appeals to the monarchy – but is met wi...

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