Megan Kate Nelson 📚

Get ready, Blueskis! @katecarp.bsky.social and I have some fun things to show you over the next few weeks and months …

What helps you to get through writing anxiety? Please share your tips and tricks below!

Writers' block happens to all of us, at some point or another. How do you get through it? Here are some tips and tricks, which I have accumulated over the years. I hope they help! @draftingthepast.bsky.social #skywriters

Shane White (emeritus history professor at the University of Sydney) joined Kate on the podcast to talk about his career and his dogged approach to research, especially for his newest book is A Moment in the Sun: Black Manhattan Before the Civil War (@liveright.bsky.social). Listen: buff.ly/HzygUFm

Well, this is delightful! And such good company!

Is Nathaniel Philbrick’s latest book worth reading? Well … Read my answer to that question in my review of THE RUSH for @draftingthepast.bsky.social www.draftingthepast.com/mining-the-p...

+ In my Books section I shared the inaugural @draftingthepast.bsky.social book reviews (congrats @katecarp.bsky.social & @mkn.bsky.social!), featuring @lollardfish.bsky.social on @jtpmedieval.bsky.social & more! + www.draftingthepast.com/waking-up-fr...

Democrats need to be ready to hold hearings and inquiries into the assault that Musk, Zuckerberg and other tech bros are making against democratic institutions at home and abroad.

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

.45 Scaramuccis!

One of the great pleasures of founding Drafting the Past has been interviewing @drmchatelain.bsky.social, who is both brilliant and completely delightful. This Q & A is packed with reflections on being a writer (and parent!) and on the work of history. www.draftingthepast.com/q-a-with-pul... 🗃️

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Marcia Chatelain joined Kate for a wide-ranging chat about the challenges of writing history, seeing herself as a writer, and the power of storytelling. It's a fun and enlightening conversation that you don't want to miss! buff.ly/aApvbkP

Read Paul Harvey's review essay of LIVE LAUGH LOVE and ESTHER'S ARMY here: www.draftingthepast.com/living-laugh...

For this month's Imperfect Union, I wrote about my visit to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, what I learned about the Badlands, and what TR offers us today. Check your inboxes or subscribe today! imperfectunion.substack.com/p/what-theod...

In case you missed it, we've launched the newly expanded Drafting the Past, a publication devoted to nonfiction history, with book reviews, interviews, publishing news, and more. Check it out: www.draftingthepast.com

Happy Pub Week, @jimdowns.bsky.social!

Blueskis, it's Launch Day for @draftingthepast.bsky.social! Come on over to Insta to help me and @katecarp.bsky.social celebrate TONIGHT at 8:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. CT. If you're not into Insta, we get it. If you want to ask us any questions you would have asked there, please do so here!

the reviews are top quality, too- congratulations to all involved 📚 @draftingthepast.bsky.social

Listen: if you care about History, especially history written for broad audiences, we need review sites. It’s basically impossible for me to sell book reviews the mainstream media applications now. So I’m asking you to subscribe to this one.

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Happy launch week! Our first reviews (yes, two!) publish tomorrow. Are you subscribed? www.draftingthepast.com

Thank you so much, Maura! We're so happy to have you in our @draftingthepast.bsky.social community. And we are VERY excited for the official launch tomorrow!

OMG I love this so much! Thank you, @linalein.bsky.social!

Megan and I (probably) won't so singlehandedly save nonfiction with @draftingthepast.bsky.social, but we are passionate about building a venue to get the word out about nonfiction history. If that's something you care about, consider a paid subscription! thewalrus.ca/nonfiction-i...

Blueskis, those who know me know I love merch. And so does @katecarp.bsky.social. So trust me when I say that our @draftingthepast.bsky.social merch is a goddamn delight. Check it out!

I mean OBVIOUSLY

Blueskis, there is merrrrrch! @draftingthepast.bsky.social

History nerds and cocktail fans! Come join us over on Instagram for our @draftingthepast.bsky.social launch party on October 13! Details (and cocktail / mocktail recipes) below ...

Obviously, when we learned that there was a book festival dedicated to history, Kate had to go check it out. The hardest part was choosing which panels to attend. Read her report here: www.draftingthepast.com/wait-theres-... #booksky #skystorians 🗃️

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YOU GUYS. The newly expanded DRAFTING THE PAST launches ONE WEEK FROM TODAY! With two book reviews, and later in the week, a Friday Exclusive that you won't want to miss! Subscribe now at www.draftingthepast.com

Yessssssss REVISION! I love finding another #revisionstan

We're big fans of @bookshop.org's anti-Prime day! Free shipping today and tomorrow. Your purchase supports independent bookstores and, through our shop, independent book coverage! Find lists of books by podcast guests, new books we're anticipating, craft books, & more: bookshop.org/shop/draftin...

@mkn.bsky.social Very interesting talk last night. And, is was nice to meet you. Go Hawks! Btw, Bill is a great guy. I’m listening to LISTEN: Author discusses a more complete history of the Old West in new book from on the LPM App! unknown account www.lpm.org/news/2026-10...

We're sharing 12 October new releases in history that we can't wait to read! And boy, was it tough to stop at twelve: www.draftingthepast.com/12-new-books... 🗃️ #booksky #skystorians What are you looking forward to reading?

Pssst...our first book reviews drop two weeks from today. Are you subscribed yet? www.draftingthepast.com

If Megan blurbed it, you know it’s at least not going to suck.

Happiest of Happy Book Days to @civilwarmemory.bsky.social! I read this book and blurbed it, and HIGHLY recommend it.

Ever wondered what it's like to write popular histories? Kate hosted Eric Jay Dolin, author of the WRECK OF THE MENTOR (and 16 other books!), to find out. They talked about how Eric writes so much, how he thinks about structure, and gossip a little about book advances and more. buff.ly/tk7DZ4i 🗃️

Extremely exciting publishing news!

Good lord, @nytimes.com. How do you justify your silence on this?

Wonderful to see my book in the hands of so many readers. Tuesday is the official publication day for A GLORIOUS FATE with @uncpress.bsky.social. #booksky