Doug Most

Thank you @dougmost.bsky.social and @michelleyoung.bsky.social for joining us for SAVING CIVILIZATION at Salem Lit Fest 2025! Catch Doug The James Library in Norwell October 5 at 2, and Michelle at the New Hampshire Book Festival in Concord October 4 at 3:45!

Today at 1! Join @dougmost.bsky.social (LAUNCHING LIBERTY) and @michelleyoung.bsky.social (THE ART SPY) for SAVING CIVILIZATION: True World War II Stories, Sophia Gordon Center @salemstate 352 Lafayette St. Info & FREE registration at salemlitfest.org

YouTube video by The History Shelf Recent Reads, New Titles, & Bookish Bling

Thanks so much to the @historyshelf.bsky.social for the awesome shoutout on Launching Liberty, my new #WW2 book. Proud to hear they loved it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hMh...

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So awesome to catch up with you Eric. And can’t wait for yours!

It was so nice of you to come and great to see you.

"One of World War 2's monumental achievements."

Today's book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @dougmost.bsky.social & @simonandschuster.bsky.social!

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Today’s the big day. Let me explain.

YouTube video by Doug Most Launching Liberty: A Book Trailer

So excited, in 5 days, my World War 2 book. "Launching Liberty" launches! It's the story of women and men, plumbers and PhDs, CEOs and engineers, unsung heroes who came together to build America's Liberty ships. Buy it now online everywhere or in stores August 19! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsel...

3 big boxes arrived at my house -- I'd been waiting, oh, 5 years for them!

This Mother and Daughter Are Both Graduating from Boston University Caren Hunter and Annica Hunter: being together on campus has brought them closer

This mother and daughter will both be at Sunday's @bostonu Commencement -- as graduates! Mom and daughter will graduate together, how cool is that. Great story. shorturl.at/f4tnP

Alex Cora is way too quick with the hook. Bello was good. Let him fight and stretch out. Hate that. #redsox

NIH Awards $15M to BU-Led Effort to Diagnose CTE During Life New study to look for potential biomarkers of progressive brain disease; former NFL quarterback Matt Hasselbeck among the first to sign up

This is a big deal. www.bu.edu/articles/202...

New Poll on WW II's Legacy Shows Surprising Feelings and Findings Eighty years after World War II ended, you might think opinions and feelings about the war and how it ended, and who ended it, would be pretty fixed in peoples' minds. Turns out, not so much. With the...

Do you think World War III is likely anytime soon? And what would cause it? A new poll from #YouGov asks some provocative questions and the answers might surprise you. www.dougmost.com/post/new-pol... #war #polling #WW2 #WWII

Zoom, zooming on a weekend getaway with a Porsche rented through Turo - The Boston Globe The car-sharing app founded in Boston is designed to avoid rental lines and paperwork so you can drive the exact car you want. Like a Porsche Panamera.

Have you used #Turo before to rent a car? I rented a #Porsche for a weekend and wrote about it for @bostonglobe.com Travel section. Zoom, zoom, indeed www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/25/l...

Let’s Gooooooaaaal!!!!!! @bostonu.bsky.social scores first- 1-0!!!!

BU Fans Rally Around Men’s Hockey as Frozen Four Arrives With championship hopes high, watch parties across the country and at BU are planned

LFG!!!! @bostonu.bsky.social fans are psyched, ready to scream, and pump up their men's hockey team for tonight's #FrozenFour matchup with Penn State. Great piece from BU Today. www.bu.edu/articles/202...

Resource Guide: Everything BU International Students and Faculty Need to Know Right Now Amid challenging times, Boston University is supporting its international community with resources ranging from visas to travel to their legal rights.

I am comfortable saying this was one of the most important stories BU Today has written in my time here: @bostonu.bsky.social www.bu.edu/articles/202...

BU Men’s Hockey Returns to Frozen Four for Third Straight Season Terriers take on Penn State Thursday in St. Louis

LFG!!!! Frozen Four here we come, the @bostonu.bsky.social men's hockey team is back for the third time in four years to chase a national championship! Watch party at BU! www.bu.edu/articles/202...

“I Felt Very Alone”: Living with an Eating Disorder at BU A Sargent student shares her journey, her struggles, and how she helped create a support group on campus. Plus, more eating-disorder resources available to students

A beautiful story accompanied by beautiful photos on an important and troubling subject -- college students battling eating disorders. www.bu.edu/articles/202...

YouTube video by Doug Most Launching Liberty Book Trailer

Super excited to share a 2-minute video trailer for my forthcoming book, "Launching Liberty," a heroic, overlooked story of World War II, and the emergency construction of 3,000 Liberty Ships when America faced a desperate crisis. #WWII #libertyships #WorldWar2 #FDR youtu.be/EKCjFK5epRE?...

I had the privilege to sit down with the president of Boston University Melissa Gilliam, and president of Boston Medical Center, Alastair Bell, both of them in the early stages of their leadership, to talk about their important partnership and academic medicine today. Insightful and revealing.

The Women Who Inspire Us In honor of Women’s History Month, students, faculty, and staff reflect on those who have influenced their lives

And as Women's History Month comes to an end soon, this piece we did for BU Today was beautiful and inspiring and just all kinds of awesome. Who was your mentor? www.bu.edu/articles/202...

How BU Became a National Model and Destination for First-Generation Students A generous gift and two impassioned leaders in Maria Erb and Anthony Jack helped give rise to Boston University’s Newbury Center

One of @bostonu.bsky.social proudest accomplishments, in my humble view, is becoming a destination for first-generation students, a place that welcomes, embraces & lifts them up. The Newbury Center at Boston University is life-changing for students, and I wrote about it: www.bu.edu/articles/202...

Love this @billkole.bsky.social site and the book looks great! And yeah, Rima rocks!

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Setting aside personal politics, last night in his speech President Trump announced an ambitious White House Office of Shipbuilding. It's not unlike what FDR announced in 1941 to build America's Liberty ships, the subject of my forthcoming book, "Launching Liberty." www.dougmost.com

Groundbreaking Journalist Dorothy Gilliam Gives BU a Gift of History The mother of Boston University’s president, and the first Black woman journalist at the Washington Post, donates her papers to Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center

Groundbreaking @washingtonpost.com journalist Dorothy Gilliam, who was the first Black woman reporter at The Washington Post, donates her papers to @bostonu.bsky.social, where her daughter is the president. We have the details on BU Today. www.bu.edu/articles/202...

Five Facts about BU’s Star Freshman, Russian Hockey Goalie Mikhail Yegorov BU’s chances for the Beanpot championship depend in a big way on the team’s big—6-foot-5—netminder

Remember this name hockey fans!!! Mikhail Yegorov! @bostonu.bsky.social goalie, freshman from St. Petersburg, Russia, holds No. 1 ranked Boston College to one goal, as Boston University wins the #DunkinBeanpot 4-1! www.bu.edu/articles/202...

Five Facts about BU’s Star Freshman, Russian Hockey Goalie Mikhail Yegorov BU’s chances for the Beanpot championship depend in a big way on the team’s big—6-foot-5—netminder

BU's 6-foot-5 secret weapon tonight for the Dunkin' Beanpot Tournament championship! Let's go! www.bu.edu/articles/202...

Did You Know Philadelphia Eagles Owner Jeffrey Lurie Is a BU Alum? He’s Super Bowl bound this weekend, and we compiled some interesting tidbits about him

Congratulations to @bostonu.bsky.social alum Jeffrey Lurie, owner of the #PhiladelphiaEagles and now Super Bowl champ. www.bu.edu/articles/202...