We are thrilled to share that Michael Moritz was featured on Conversations with Tyler! Michael and Tyler talked all things AUSLÄNDER, as well as having Thanksgiving dinner with Philip Roth, and what funding the Booker Prize taught him. Check it out:

Michael Moritz on Origin Stories, Exile, and Obsessive Curiosity (Ep. 288)

“You can never have enough passports.

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It's still hot outside, and so it's fitting that The History Channel has a new story about the 1936 heat wave. I was interviewed for the article, and there's a big mention of my new book THE SUMMER OF DEATH @pegasus-books.bsky.social. tinyurl.com/3sh6nusp #BookSky #nonfiction #weatherhistory

The Deadly 1936 Heat Wave Helped Popularize Shorts in the US | HISTORY

During the 1936 North American heat wave, extreme heat plagued the United States and Canada. Thousands of people died...

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Stephanie Green, author of AMERICAN CROWN, sat down with @marieclaire.com.web.brid.gy to chat all things Princess Diana, including her American heritage impacting the royal family for the first time. 🇬🇧👑 Take a look:

Exclusive: In a “Wonderful Twist of History,” Prince William Will Be the First British Monarch With American Ancestry, Says Royal Author

Stephanie Green tells 'Marie Claire' that Princess Diana's ancestors prove "how much closer" the Royal Family is to the United States than one might think.

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Thank you to Colossus for featuring this incredible excerpt of AUSLÄNDER: One Family's Story of Escape and Exile by Michael Moritz. Read the exclusive section of the book here:

Michael Moritz: The Wretched Refuse

An excerpt from the author's new memoir

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‘Compelling’ – The Sunday Times DECEPTION by Alan Parks is out now in North America from @pegasus-books.bsky.social! In the thrilling sequel to GUNNER, detective Joseph Gunner is plunged into a world where no one can be trusted and nothing is what it seems. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/deception-...

Gregory Smithers, author of the upcoming THE WATER CARRIERS: A Journey Through Cherokee History and the Secret Life of Rivers, has penned a beautiful piece for @laphamsquarterly.bsky.social on the history of Cherokee people along the Little Tennessee River. Check it out:

A Revolution Around a Star Place | Gregory Smithers

1776 looked different from the Cherokee towns on the Little Tennessee River.

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In my book 'The Evolution Underground' (2017, @pegasus-books.bsky.social), I wrote about how pocket gophers & their burrowing made them ecological heroes after the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. Nice seeing these little burrowers still getting recognized for the feats of their feets! 🧪🌋

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"Will Miss Bates manage to turn the miserable hand life has dealt her into a winning one?" Thank you to Alida Becker and @nytimes.com for including MISS BATES by Catherine Cliff in their historical fiction roundup this month! Check it out:

The Best New Historical Fiction

Our columnist on the month’s best new books.

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@publisherswkly.bsky.social has spoken! MADAME COMPOSER by Sarah Fritz gets a starred review. Check it out below:

Publishers Weekly@publisherswkly.bsky.social · 2w ago

★ Few know of the virtuoso pianist and composer who championed the work of men even as her own accomplishments were denigrated due to her gender, according to Sarah Fritz. With its novelistic pacing and protagonist whose life is as dramatic as any Dickensian heroine, this enthralls. buff.ly/aJocyol

Getting ready for football season? Check out this great review of OVER/UNDER: An Unexpected History of Sports Betting by David Bockino in @wsj.com:

CBS Sunday Morning (@cbssundaymorning.bsky.social) just posted an updated article written by Mo Rocca about the history of shorts, which mentions my new book THE SUMMER OF DEATH @pegasus-books.bsky.social, so naturally I'm going to share that :) tinyurl.com/y34e8tc8 #BookSky #nonfiction #heatwave

Short pants: The long and the short of it

The summer of 1936 saw a heat wave so dangerous at least five thousand people died. It also saw the popularization of a cooler fashion alternative – shorts – which, in some jurisdictions, were illegal...

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EMPIRE AND FRONTIER by Samuel Marquis has just been reviewed in @wsj.com ! Read more about the fascinating history of King William's War here:

‘Empire and Frontier’ Review: King William’s War in America

The Five Nations of the Iroquois allied with several English colonies. The threat was hostile French territory to the north.

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It's undeniable... this summer has been HOT 🥵 ☀️ Author of THE SUMMER OF DEATH, @geoffwill.bsky.social sat down with @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social to chat about the history of the article of clothing that helps us all cool off: shorts. Check it out:

Short pants: The long and the short of it

The summer of 1936 saw a heat wave so dangerous at least five thousand people died. It also saw the popularization of a cooler fashion alternative: shorts. Correspondent Mo Rocca looks at the long his...

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Delighted to announce my next book, on the Long Range Desert Group of WWII, with @pegasus-books.bsky.social!

Join the acclaimed Thomas E. Ricks, author of BIG MONEY, SMALL TOWN, for a cozy autumnal book talk at Vaughan Homestead in Hallowell, Maine! 🍂🌲 More info below:

Fall Author Talk: 9/20/26 -

Fall is coming and it's time to get your reading list in order!

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Mark Solms, author of THE ONLY CURE and science director of the American Psychoanalytic Association, was profiled in The Boston Globe by Joshua Kendall. Take a look at the excellent feature here:

No one respects Freud anymore. Is that a mistake? - The Boston Globe

A new book argues that psychoanalysis, no longer in fashion, is superior to drugs.

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WOLF, MOON, DOG author Thomas Wharton had an excellent interview with Tim Link of Animal Writes about how to determine if your fictional writing is better suited for a short story or a full-blown novel. 🐕 📖 Check out the lovely discussion below:

Thank you (!!!) to "Blue Dot" a show produced by North State Public Radio in California, an @npr.org member station. They had me on to discuss my book THE SUMMER OF DEATH @pegasus-books.bsky.social and the 1936 heat wave! tinyurl.com/3ujyjrmm #BookSky #nonfiction #history #climatechange

Blue Dot: The great heat wave of 1936 with author Geoff Williams

Host Dave Schlom is joined by Geoff Williams, author of the new book, The Summer of Death: The Great Heat Wave of 1936 and the Making of Modern America.

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Michael Bond chatted with Dave Schlom of NPR's Blue Dot NSPR about his new release ANIMATE and how animals influence human thought!🦉🐺🌲 Check out the riveting conversation below:

Blue Dot: How animals influence human thought: A conversation with author Michael Bond

Host Dave Schlom is joined by British author Michael Bond, author of the new book, Animate: How Animals Shape the Human Mind. Bond specializes in writing about psychology and human behavior and in thi...

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Thank you Oprah Daily for featuring HALL OF MIRRORS by John Copenhaver and THE RUINS by Steve Wick as Historical Mysteries that make the past feel "dangerously alive." Check out the amazing list below! 🔥🔪

12 Historical Mysteries That Make the Past Feel Dangerously Alive

Come for the period detail; stay for the betrayals, disappearances, and bodies.

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Thank you to The Facing Project and their host JR Jamison for speaking with THE CURE AT WALDEN POND author Thomas Moore! Listen where you get your podcasts and check out their incredible conversation here:

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J.R. Jamison is joined by #1 New York Times bestselling author, psychotherapist, and public thinker Thomas Moore to discuss his new book, The Cure at Walden Pond, a beautiful and accessible insight in...

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Wrote about early snake evolution & how fossils suggested its probable relationship to burrowing in my book 'The Evolution Underground' (2017, @pegasus-books.bsky.social). So now it's nice to see more fossil evidence supporting this probable mode for at least some snake lineages. 🧪🪨🐍🕳️

Science News@sciencenews.bsky.social · last mo.

Most snake fossils are 2-D. But in 2020, scientists discovered a 3-D fossil in Brazil. Its skull is revealing new insights into the lives of ancient snakes. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/3d-rare-snake-fossil-underground-home

Always fun seeing our books side by side with other incredible new releases. Thanks @wsj.com for featuring @irvinewelsh.bsky.social's MEN IN LOVE today! Check it out:

‘Drayton and Mackenzie’ and ‘Men in Love’: Male Bonding

In novels from Alexander Starritt and Irvine Welsh, guys don’t have to go it alone.

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If you can’t find a copy of THE SUMMER OF DEATH @pegasus-books.bsky.social, maybe it’s hiding in your refrigerator. Get it? Because my nonfiction book is about a killer 1936 heat wave, and the inside of a refrigerator is… um, cold… (OK, I'm still workshopping this post) #BookSky #nonfiction #weather

It's not too early to have your Euro Summer! At least... between the pages of a book that is. ISLAND OF GHOSTS AND DREAMS by Christopher Cosmos is recommended from Pappas Post! 🇬🇷🏝️ pappaspost.com/10-books-to-...

10 Books to Take With You to Greece This Summer - The Pappas Post

A book packed for Greece does not have to be a guidebook. Sometimes the best traveling companion is a novel that makes an island feel more mysterious, a

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Kylian Mbappé was awarded the Golden Boot award following the 2026 World Cup, OVER Lionel Messi. 🇫🇷⚽️ Learn more about his journey to achieving this incredible feat KYLIAN MBAPPÉ: A Definitive Biography by Julien Laurens:

Kylian Mbappé

“This is Kylian Mbappe’s World Cup; we are just watching it.”—The New York Times The dynamic, authoritative life story of the world's greatest socc...

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Do you ever wonder what the behind the scenes of Pegasus Books looks like? Our founder and Deputy Publisher, Claiborne Hancock, sat down with Patrick Walsh and Princeton Info to talk about our history... and where we hope to go next. Check it out!

Pegasus Books defies the digital age - Princeton Info

By Patrick Walsh

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I was interviewed recently by @mprnews.org about the 1936 heat wave, and got a great shoutout to my new book, THE SUMMER OF DEATH @pegasus-books.bsky.social. They also interviewed a 99-year-old survivor of the heat wave. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0... #BookSky #nonfiction #heatwave

Learning from deadliest disaster in Minnesota history

All week, Minnesotans have been sweating through one of the worst heat waves in recent memory. But what the state is experiencing doesn’t compare to the deadliest weather event in state history.

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Tonight! Join @simonkuper.bsky.social as he discusses WORLD CUP FEVER in Brooklyn with @goldengoalmag.bsky.social ⚽🇦🇷🇪🇸

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If you are in Brooklyn, I will be moderating a discussion about soccer, politics, and the 2026 World Cup featuring @rorysmith.bsky.social , @simonkuper.bsky.social , @ishaantharoor.bsky.social, and @leanderalphabet.bsky.social! It's going to be a lot of fun! mcnallyjackson.com/event/2026-0...

I am honored that I was a guest on the Morbidly Curious Book Club Podcast, talking about my new book, THE SUMMER OF DEATH @pegasus-books.bsky.social. They've interviewed some amazing authors! (also, me). You can listen to it here: tinyurl.com/4jjuw7bm #BookSky #nonfiction #heatwave