Laura Ansley

To be fair to the writer, Rachel Reid has said many times that she was inspired by the Ovechkin/Crosby rivalry.

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I still can’t believe they made one of my favorite books into a TV show. 😭

I’ll look into this Monday for y’all.

Author newsletters are the only way I’ve figured out to keep up with new releases consistently. But that’s not popular with authors in every genre.

Had fun thinking about these questions from @jakobburnham.bsky.social with @rouge1767.bsky.social. Our thoughts on the wonderfulness of collaboration in writing history. nursingclio.org/2025/11/26/i...

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Hi Gracie and George!!

NBA winner (different NBA than your usual 🙂) One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This deserves the hype.

I gift my brother-in-law a book each year for Christmas. He prefers modern (mid-to-late 20c) political books + biographies. He’s gone through Caro, Pearlstein, etc. Last year, I got him Ganz’s When The Clock Broke.

Any recommendations for this year?

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She’s doing other voices, so I was disappointed by this!

Also it is apparently impressive that we’re familiar with (and have even met some of) the historians featured in the film. 😄

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Saved Ken Burns’s American Revolution for watching with the boomer parent/stepparent.

Mostly, I am delighted that they got Paul Giamatti to reprise his role as John Adams.

Interview with Nursing Clio Prize 2025 Winners, Lisa Smith and Cathy McClive Nursing Clio’s sixth annual best article prize competition was awarded to Cathy McClive, Ben Weider Professor in French Revolutionary Studies and Professor of History at Florida State University, a…

Today for NC, @jakobburnham.bsky.social interviews our 2025 NC Prize winners! Read the fantastic interview here: nursingclio.org/2025/11/26/i...

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If you would listen to queer celebrity memoir, Jeff Hiller's book about how he became an overnight success in his late 40s was a great listen. (Actress of a Certain Age)

His books on the Sackler family + opioid crisis and on Chinese immigration to NYC are also excellent.

*Radden

Also I always recommend anything by Patrick Radeon Keefe

I have not read/listened to it yet, but I have Cults Like Us by Jane Borden downloaded for a future trip.

I’ve enrolled in a yearlong Austen course in 2026, and I look forward to her completely destroying me regularly.

A colleague gave me a little desk frame so I could keep this quote front of mind on the really hard days.

An eminent historian who I respect immensely once wrote to me: "You are the editor writers dream for."

And that the truly essential functions (like editing) get put off in order to shuffle emails around, over and over, until the end of time

I edited two articles by 10 am. What if I could edit an article an hour, every work day? 🤔

Lol, you are the same kind of friend that I am. 😁

If they linked to it too, you can put the link in the search bar and it will bring up posts with it

Meeting with an editor at a conference * Identify likely publishers. They are ones who * have published in similar fields recently (in the last 5 years) * are attending the conference * Find the editor’s contact info (usually on the publisher’s website) * Email the editor a query letter * Introduce yourself * Describe your project briefly (1 paragraph) * Attach a book proposal if you have one * Ask if the editor is available to meet * Prepare for the meeting * It will be an informal 1/2 hour conversation * Be ready to describe your project without going deep into the weeds * Ask questions * Enjoy the conversation - this book may or may not be a good fit for that publisher, but treat this as professional networking because your next book might be

Hello historians 🗃️! Planning on attending #AHA26 and have book ideas in mind?

Now is a good time to start thinking about contacting editors to meet with in Chicago. It's fun, it's easy, and you'll be chatting with people who love to chat about books! 👇

See also: if you’re on an editorial board or in another role in which you recommend peer reviewers for journal articles. It’s ROUGH these days.