Theresa Kaminski
@theresakaminski.bsky.social
Free-range historian specializing in scrappy women in American history. Book on Jane Grant and The New Yorker in progress. Queen of the West: The Life and Times of Dale Evans out now.
Deesha Philyaw’s first novel stars a wealthy pastor’s wife with secrets, ambition, and a wicked wit. "The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman" is smart, saucy — and very funny. My review: roncharles.substack.com/p/holy-scandal
Holy Scandal
A wealthy pastor’s wife with secrets, ambition, and a wicked wit tells all in Deesha Philyaw’s smart, saucy first novel.
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This was a great episode! Be sure to subscribe to @cliodialogues.bsky.social if you aren’t already 💗
cliodialogues.bsky.social@cliodialogues.bsky.social · 6d agoSome books don't just teach history—they change 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘵. I was thrilled to be able to tell Mary Beth Norton how her classic 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘺’𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯, 1750-1800 shaped my early days in the classroom. 🎧Link in bio to listen to The Clio Dialogues.
I've been away from the writing life for a few days.
Coming on September 17 via @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social. Congratulations to @wagedj.bsky.social and @avitalnn.bsky.social!
Deborah Wage@wagedj.bsky.social · last wk.It’s almost here….book release September 17th! “The Perfect Birth Myth: Pushing Back Against a Broken Industry” published by @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social Order anywhere books are sold. @avitalnn.bsky.social and I thank all of you who have already ordered it!!!
Doing my bit to share this week's #ScholarSunday.
Dr. Vaughn Joy@gvaughnjoy.bsky.social · last wk.Ben's account has unfortunately been temporarily suspended for tagging all the wonder scholars in #ScholarSunday this week, so please make sure to subscribe to the newsletter to get it in your inbox every week! If you find value in Scholar Sunday, please share it with people who don't know it yet!
Rev up your Labor Day weekend with #ScholarSunday. 🗃️
Ben Railton@americanstudier.bsky.social · 2w agoHappy Labor Day weekend! There’s power in a union, & solidarity in my 292nd #ScholarSunday thread of public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, please share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ +
Rabbit, rabbit. And here are some good history books to look forward to this month, via @draftingthepast.bsky.social 🗃️ www.draftingthepast.com/books-were-l...
New History Books We're Looking Forward to in September
Ten history books coming out this month that caught our eye
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So, how are those book revisions coming along? 🗃️ theresakaminski.com/2026/08/30/d...
Dispatches from the Writing Life #21: Just Write the Paragraph
While mucking around in chapter four revisions, which have been taking a very (very) long time, one of the things I got stuck on was where to place a new paragraph. That may seem odd, given that th…
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I'm so glad to know about the Daisy Chain Fields concert. Thanks to @emily.gorcen.ski theconversation.com/olivia-rodri...
Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields will recreate the impact, power and joy of Lilith Fair
Like Lilith Fair before it, Daisy Chain Festival is about more than supporting gender equity.
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I'm trying to survey historiography on witches - quickly - and Lord spare me these old British men! Someone please point to me to something good and feminist. #skystorians 🗃️
Love it when #ScholarSunday coincides with my birthday! 🗃️
Ben Railton@americanstudier.bsky.social · last mo.The new school year is almost upon us, but summer isn’t quite done, & neither are the summer #ScholarSunday threads! Here’s my 290th of public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ +
You may not know Fanny Palmer’s name, but there’s a good chance you know her work. She was one of Currier and Ives’ most prolific artists—and the only woman illustrator on staff. 🗃️ More: https://tinyurl.com/mr4x5yd6
James Scott is going to be on my YouTube channel on Wednesday at 1:00 pm ET to discuss his latest book, Empire of Ashes: Truman, Hirohito, and the Descent into Total War. Bring your curiosity and questions to the live chat: www.youtube.com/live/SZQLkwe...
#writingcommunity If you’re looking for a #literaryagent for your #nonfiction project, do not miss this packed interview with WME agent Dara Kaye. Takeaway tips on #bookproposals included! open.substack.com/pub/mfalore/...
Well Published!* Live with NF Lit Agent Dara Kaye
A dozen takeaways for submitting authors, plus Aimee Liu's live video with William Morris Endeavor agent Dara Kaye
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Looking for first use of the term "female entrepreneur"--as opposed to examples of women functioning as entrepreneurs. The OED has failed me. Any clues?
Here at Southfork, a feathered visitor sat a spell on the back porch.
Sometimes the greatest joy of presenting research is watching the women in the room smile at each other when I say, "Women's histories are crucial to understanding the past.". Doesn't have to be one person in particular. Just that group sense of "we matter".
Here at Southfork, today's writing was briefly interrupted by the arrival of new shoes.
What song did the Sirens sing in The Odyssey? Wrong answers only. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfXE...
Richard Harris - MacArthur Park
YouTube video by Moi Only
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Becky Tyler@beckytylerart.bsky.social · 2mo agoWhat song did the Sirens sing in The Odyssey? Wrong answers only.
#ScholarSunday is up to 285 posts! Read and enjoy! 🗃️
Ben Railton@americanstudier.bsky.social · 2mo agoHere it is, my 285th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, please share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ + blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
“Verify your age” First album I bought
@Loudmouthkid62@loudmouthkid62.bsky.social · 2mo ago“Verify your age” First album I bought
I wrote about Kerri Greenidge because the vague-accusation-to-career-ending-punishment math isn’t mathing. Show us the work. substack.com/home/post/p-...
The Scandal and the Scale
I was bleary-eyed on a delayed flight when I spotted a New York Times article about Kerri Greenidge, a historian of Black political life and memory.
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This assessment of the new Little House on the Prairie series is interesting. (I was never a fan of the books or of the original series, but loved Prairie Fires.)
Kathryn VanArendonk@kvanaren.bsky.social · 3mo agoit is Little House made by people who love Little House and also love Prairie Fires
This will be a fabulous conversation. 🗃️
Civics & Coffee: A History Podcast@civicspod.bsky.social · 3mo agoComing to you this weekend! My conversation with the phenomenal Dr. Elizabeth DeWolfe. Join us as we explore the gendered limitations of the Gilded Age - and how a lawsuit gave one woman a chance to push back!
Relax after all of yesterday's festivities with the weekly #ScholarSunday thread. 🗃️
Ben Railton@americanstudier.bsky.social · 3mo agoHappy 250th, America! My gift to you, as is the tradition of course, is all the phenomenal public scholarly writing, podcasts, & books in my 283rd #ScholarSunday thread. Add more below, please share as widely as was the Declaration, & enjoy the intellectual fireworks, all! 🗃️ +
Today's the day! I hope to see you at 2:00 pm ET on my YouTube channel
The Tattooed Historian@tattooedhistorian.bsky.social · 3mo agoThis livestream is coming up tomorrow on my YouTube channel! I'm really looking forward to chatting with @denisekiernan.com and I hope that you will join us in the live chat! Bookmark it so you don't miss a moment: www.youtube.com/live/-cxzTY9...
