Lois Romano
@loisromano.bsky.social
NYT Bestseller: "An Inconvenient Widow: The Torment, Trial and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln." : https://tinyurl.com/yc5uud3s Former Editor WaPo Live, WaPo national staff, Senior Writer Politico.
Dear Bluesky friends: Thrilled to report my book is a @nytimes.com bestseller! You did this! Thank you for your faith and support. tinyurl.com/yc5uud3s
An Inconvenient Widow: The Torment, Trial, and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln
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The famously volatile figure is cast in a sympathetic light. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/a... @simonandschuster.bsky.social @loisromano.bsky.social #booksky
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Good morning! Let’s read @loisromano.bsky.social and change the conversation around Mary Lincoln! open.substack.com/pub/inpursui...
Mary Todd Lincoln by Lois Romano
Public service demands loyalty, courage, and resilience—not perfection
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In 1875, a jury took 10 minutes to declare Mary Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's widow, insane. A new book from @loisromano.bsky.social revisits a stunning American injustice.
Mary Todd Lincoln Reconsidered
Mary Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln’s widow, has been lampooned as a narcissistic nut job, but her life of pain and loss was far more nuanced.
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Dear Bluesky friends: Thrilled to report my book is a @nytimes.com bestseller! You did this! Thank you for your faith and support. tinyurl.com/yc5uud3s
An Inconvenient Widow: The Torment, Trial, and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln
An Inconvenient Widow: The Torment, Trial, and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln [Romano, Lois] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. An Inconvenient Widow: The Torment, Trial, and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln
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Authors of this week's picks on Bluesky: @stevenrowley.bsky.social @bhgreeley.bsky.social @loisromano.bsky.social Publishers: @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social @henryholtbooks.bsky.social @fsgbooks.bsky.social @chelseagreenbooks.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @simonbooks.bsky.social
Today, Mary Todd Lincoln finally gets her voice back. My book is out now via @simonbooks.bsky.social, and presents a very different Mary than the woman you think you know. Order: tinyurl.com/yc5uud3s
New from me in @time.com: Abraham Lincoln’s depression was often interpreted as a source of empathy & gravitas for him. Mary Lincoln's emotional struggles were labeled as a character flaw. An Inconvenient Widow is out May 19 from @simonbooks.bsky.social. Preorder: tinyurl.com/yc5uud3s
"An exhaustive and sympathetic biography of a woman whose legacy deserves re-examination." — @wsj.com An “exemplary examination" of one of America's most vilified First Ladies. An Inconvenient Widow is out May 19 from @simonbooks.bsky.social. Preorder: tinyurl.com/yc5uud3s
"So far, the investment has produced an astonishingly small audience: just 182 YouTube subscribers, with many videos attracting only a few dozen views." More from @nataliekorach.bsky.social: www.status.news/p/washington...
The Post’s Opinion Divide
As Adam O’Neal carries out Jeff Bezos’ vision for The Washington Post’s opinion section, staffers tell Status they question the paper’s priorities in the wake of sweeping layoffs.
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Congrats to Maya Rudolph, taking on Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary! this week. If you've seen the play, you'll love my book. Either way, Mary finally gets the last word. An Inconvenient Widow—out May 19. Preorder: tinyurl.com/yc5uud3s
Congrats to Maya Rudolph, taking on Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary! this week. If you've seen the play, you'll love my book. Either way, Mary finally gets the last word. An Inconvenient Widow—out May 19. Preorder: tinyurl.com/yc5uud3s
Inauguration Day, 1861. Sharpshooters on the rooftops. A nation on the brink of war. A first lady in waiting, terrified for her husband's life. Read about the frightening day through Mary Lincoln's eyes in an excerpt from my book in the @washingtonian.com. May issue, on newsstands now.
My book on Mary Todd Lincoln comes out in three weeks. She was a prolific letter writer, and her correspondence helps tell the real story of her life. Not the caricature we inherited.
My book on Mary Todd Lincoln comes out in three weeks. She was a prolific letter writer, and her correspondence helps tell the real story of her life. Not the caricature we inherited.
Good piece from @loisromano.bsky.social. Two things I think are helpful for understanding Mary Lincoln: 1) She was *exceptionally* well-educated for her time — one man watched her translate Victor Hugo on the fly, keeping the power of the original French — which may have had an alienating effect.
Opinion | The Truth About Mary Todd Lincoln
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Thank you @loisromano.bsky.social. "Perspective shapes narrative. . . . Ultimately, who tells the story matters often as much as whose story is being told." @bam-bio-mem.bsky.social #academicsky www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/o...
Opinion | The Truth About Mary Todd Lincoln
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My New York Times piece about when men write women's history, they often get it wrong. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/o...
Opinion | The Truth About Mary Todd Lincoln
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
When the shit goes down everybody meet up at the library. The MAGAs don't know about that place.
Davos elevated Mark Carney to a global star. He'll be fine without Trump's little peace board. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/w...
Mark Carney Says Firmly That ‘Canada Doesn’t Live Because of the United States’
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Today would have been Mary Todd Lincoln’s 207th birthday — a woman history has too often misunderstood, minimized, or dismissed. I wrote An Inconvenient Widow to correct the record. The book arrives May 2026, and I’m excited to share it with the world! Preorder now: bit.ly/aninconvenie...
An Inconvenient Widow
A revelatory new biography of one of the most misunderstood and vilified First Ladies in American history: Mary Todd Lincoln.Mary Lincoln was at th...
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Today would have been Mary Todd Lincoln’s 207th birthday — a woman history has too often misunderstood, minimized, or dismissed. I wrote An Inconvenient Widow to correct the record. The book arrives May 2026, and I’m excited to share it with the world! Preorder now: bit.ly/aninconvenie...
An Inconvenient Widow
A revelatory new biography of one of the most misunderstood and vilified First Ladies in American history: Mary Todd Lincoln.Mary Lincoln was at th...
bit.ly
We are so far off the playing field here we can't even see the stadium.
George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸@gtconway.bsky.social · 8mo ago
Outstanding reporting today from the New Media at the Pentagon.
