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Mary Clare Jalonick spoke to NPR's Here & Now, about her new book "Storm at the Capitol: An Oral History of January 6th."
Listen to her speak here, along with some extraordinary archival material from the audiobook: bit.ly/3YrOVvo
Listen to her speak here, along with some extraordinary archival material from the audiobook: bit.ly/3YrOVvo
'Storm at the Capitol': Oral history book lays out Jan. 6 attack minute by minute
Five years ago, supporters of President Trump tried to stop the certification of the 2020 election.
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January 8, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Mary Clare Jalonick spoke to NPR's Here & Now, about her new book "Storm at the Capitol: An Oral History of January 6th."
Listen to her speak here, along with some extraordinary archival material from the audiobook: bit.ly/3YrOVvo
Listen to her speak here, along with some extraordinary archival material from the audiobook: bit.ly/3YrOVvo
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I would highly recommend this oral history for anyone who wants to get a feel for how January 6th felt at the scene, and for those who are interested, @lawfaremedia.org will be posting a podcast interview tomorrow between myself and the author.
Mary Clare Jalonick's STORM AT THE CAPITOL is "a riveting account of one of the most consequential days in American history," says @ryanjreilly.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I would highly recommend this oral history for anyone who wants to get a feel for how January 6th felt at the scene, and for those who are interested, @lawfaremedia.org will be posting a podcast interview tomorrow between myself and the author.
"Coyote America" by Dan Flores, the @nytimes.com bestselling account of how coyotes took over North America—and are now taking over South America as well—is available in paperback. Read the updated and expanded edition today!
January 7, 2026 at 4:58 PM
"Coyote America" by Dan Flores, the @nytimes.com bestselling account of how coyotes took over North America—and are now taking over South America as well—is available in paperback. Read the updated and expanded edition today!
Mary Clare Jalonick's STORM AT THE CAPITOL is "a riveting account of one of the most consequential days in American history," says @ryanjreilly.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Mary Clare Jalonick's STORM AT THE CAPITOL is "a riveting account of one of the most consequential days in American history," says @ryanjreilly.com
Happy publication day to "Storm at the Capitol: An Oral History of January 6th," by Mary Clare Jalonick.
This is the definitive, unbiased account of the twenty-four hours surrounding the historic January 6th attack on the Capitol.
This is the definitive, unbiased account of the twenty-four hours surrounding the historic January 6th attack on the Capitol.
January 6, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Happy publication day to "Storm at the Capitol: An Oral History of January 6th," by Mary Clare Jalonick.
This is the definitive, unbiased account of the twenty-four hours surrounding the historic January 6th attack on the Capitol.
This is the definitive, unbiased account of the twenty-four hours surrounding the historic January 6th attack on the Capitol.
"[Crick's] real second act was in the nascent field of neuroscience. Mr. Cobb... is especially persuasive on Crick's hitherto unacknowledged influence here."
Read the latest @wsj.com review of "Crick: A Mind in Motion" by @matthewcobb.bsky.social here: on.wsj.com/44SNMRg
Read the latest @wsj.com review of "Crick: A Mind in Motion" by @matthewcobb.bsky.social here: on.wsj.com/44SNMRg
‘Crick’ Review: The Molecule and the Man
The revelation of DNA’s chemical structure made it possible to understand how it might replicate and direct the growth of life-forms.
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January 5, 2026 at 4:31 PM
"[Crick's] real second act was in the nascent field of neuroscience. Mr. Cobb... is especially persuasive on Crick's hitherto unacknowledged influence here."
Read the latest @wsj.com review of "Crick: A Mind in Motion" by @matthewcobb.bsky.social here: on.wsj.com/44SNMRg
Read the latest @wsj.com review of "Crick: A Mind in Motion" by @matthewcobb.bsky.social here: on.wsj.com/44SNMRg
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@jackewilson.bsky.social talks to Edward J. Watts, author of The Romans: A 2,000-Year History. Through his comprehensive overview, Watts shifts our focus away from Rome's fall, instead bringing to light the qualities that helped Rome endure for so long.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:10 PM
@jackewilson.bsky.social talks to Edward J. Watts, author of The Romans: A 2,000-Year History. Through his comprehensive overview, Watts shifts our focus away from Rome's fall, instead bringing to light the qualities that helped Rome endure for so long.
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Rome's greatest orator was born on this day in 106 BC. Read about the rise and fall of Cicero and the fate of the Roman Republic in Josiah Osgood's "Lawless Republic."
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January 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Rome's greatest orator was born on this day in 106 BC. Read about the rise and fall of Cicero and the fate of the Roman Republic in Josiah Osgood's "Lawless Republic."
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Avaialble now: bit.ly/4j6gC6p
"The Call of the Honeyguide" by Rob Dunn, which shows how rethinking our relationships with other species can help us reimagine the future of humankind, has been long-listed for @penamerica.bsky.social's Literary Science Writing Award!
Read more, and see all the nominees here: bit.ly/493uyJN
Read more, and see all the nominees here: bit.ly/493uyJN
Announcing the 2026 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists
PEN America is honored to announce the Longlists for the 2026 Literary Awards, which will confer nearly $350,000 to writers and translators.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
"The Call of the Honeyguide" by Rob Dunn, which shows how rethinking our relationships with other species can help us reimagine the future of humankind, has been long-listed for @penamerica.bsky.social's Literary Science Writing Award!
Read more, and see all the nominees here: bit.ly/493uyJN
Read more, and see all the nominees here: bit.ly/493uyJN
“Biting critiques of the red-tape state."
Philip K. Howard recommends "Why Nothing Works" by Marc J. Dunkelman on @wsj.com!
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Philip K. Howard recommends "Why Nothing Works" by Marc J. Dunkelman on @wsj.com!
Learn more, and see all the selections here: bit.ly/48KvW5g
"Why Nothing Works" is available now: bit.ly/3YDpsPq
Why Nothing Works
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December 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“Biting critiques of the red-tape state."
Philip K. Howard recommends "Why Nothing Works" by Marc J. Dunkelman on @wsj.com!
Learn more, and see all the selections here: bit.ly/48KvW5g
"Why Nothing Works" is available now: bit.ly/3YDpsPq
Philip K. Howard recommends "Why Nothing Works" by Marc J. Dunkelman on @wsj.com!
Learn more, and see all the selections here: bit.ly/48KvW5g
"Why Nothing Works" is available now: bit.ly/3YDpsPq
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Thank you to everyone who has supported #Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth & Power 📗 this year. I am enormously grateful. #womenwealthpower @headlinebooks.bsky.social @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social @hachetteuk.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Thank you to everyone who has supported #Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth & Power 📗 this year. I am enormously grateful. #womenwealthpower @headlinebooks.bsky.social @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social @hachetteuk.bsky.social
"A stunning account."
Justice Anthony Kennedy recommends "The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation" by @vdhanson.bsky.social at @wsj.com .
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Justice Anthony Kennedy recommends "The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation" by @vdhanson.bsky.social at @wsj.com .
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Who Read What in 2025
We asked 50 luminaries from the worlds of business, politics, books and the arts about what they read—and what they recommend.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
"A stunning account."
Justice Anthony Kennedy recommends "The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation" by @vdhanson.bsky.social at @wsj.com .
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Justice Anthony Kennedy recommends "The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation" by @vdhanson.bsky.social at @wsj.com .
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"[An] enthralling and illuminating history of German U-boats in the battle for the Atlantic."
Read the latest review of Roger Moorhouse's "Wolfpack" at @foreignaffairs.com: bit.ly/48XYmrj
Read the latest review of Roger Moorhouse's "Wolfpack" at @foreignaffairs.com: bit.ly/48XYmrj
Four Books on World War II
Eighty years after the end of World War II, books by Hastings, Moorhouse, Clavin, and Passmore shed new light on the conflict.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"[An] enthralling and illuminating history of German U-boats in the battle for the Atlantic."
Read the latest review of Roger Moorhouse's "Wolfpack" at @foreignaffairs.com: bit.ly/48XYmrj
Read the latest review of Roger Moorhouse's "Wolfpack" at @foreignaffairs.com: bit.ly/48XYmrj
"A magisterial ode to Americana."
"Born Equal" by Akhil Reed Amar is a @wsj.com Recommended Read of 2025!
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"Born Equal" by Akhil Reed Amar is a @wsj.com Recommended Read of 2025!
Learn more: bit.ly/4oWgR59
Who Read What in 2025
We asked 50 luminaries from the worlds of business, politics, books and the arts about what they read—and what they recommend.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"A magisterial ode to Americana."
"Born Equal" by Akhil Reed Amar is a @wsj.com Recommended Read of 2025!
Learn more: bit.ly/4oWgR59
"Born Equal" by Akhil Reed Amar is a @wsj.com Recommended Read of 2025!
Learn more: bit.ly/4oWgR59
"O’Brien speaks on these subjects with immense authority. He was one of the few who predicted the developments in Ukraine correctly from the start."
@wsj.com reviews "War and Power," @phillipspobrien.bsky.social's bold, revisionist study of modern warfare.
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@wsj.com reviews "War and Power," @phillipspobrien.bsky.social's bold, revisionist study of modern warfare.
Read more: bit.ly/4oTWmGc
‘War and Power’ Review: Off the Battlefield, Another Fight
When nations clash, military prowess is important—but don’t forget about endurance, supply and alliances.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"O’Brien speaks on these subjects with immense authority. He was one of the few who predicted the developments in Ukraine correctly from the start."
@wsj.com reviews "War and Power," @phillipspobrien.bsky.social's bold, revisionist study of modern warfare.
Read more: bit.ly/4oTWmGc
@wsj.com reviews "War and Power," @phillipspobrien.bsky.social's bold, revisionist study of modern warfare.
Read more: bit.ly/4oTWmGc
“Incisive… Williamson’s surprising thesis is that taxes, when done right, are good for democracy.”
@vanessawilliamson.bsky.social's "The Price of Democracy" was featured in the latest @nytimes.com Book Review!
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@vanessawilliamson.bsky.social's "The Price of Democracy" was featured in the latest @nytimes.com Book Review!
Read more here: bit.ly/49a46zk
December 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“Incisive… Williamson’s surprising thesis is that taxes, when done right, are good for democracy.”
@vanessawilliamson.bsky.social's "The Price of Democracy" was featured in the latest @nytimes.com Book Review!
Read more here: bit.ly/49a46zk
@vanessawilliamson.bsky.social's "The Price of Democracy" was featured in the latest @nytimes.com Book Review!
Read more here: bit.ly/49a46zk
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“a compelling read…filled with interesting and extraordinary stories… it encompasses the entire history of (wo)mankind” - thank you Rituparna Roy for your fantastic review of #Economica 📗: www.telegraphindia.com/books/force-...
Force made invisible
What makes Economica a compelling read is the way in which economic history meets a non-fiction narrative
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December 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“a compelling read…filled with interesting and extraordinary stories… it encompasses the entire history of (wo)mankind” - thank you Rituparna Roy for your fantastic review of #Economica 📗: www.telegraphindia.com/books/force-...
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Top 10 books: The International Affairs Christmas reading list 2025 📚🎄
Ahead of the holidays, Book Reviews Editor Mariana Vieira
has curated a list of books that reflects our commitments to covering the whole of the International Relations discipline.
Check them out 👇
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Ahead of the holidays, Book Reviews Editor Mariana Vieira
has curated a list of books that reflects our commitments to covering the whole of the International Relations discipline.
Check them out 👇
medium.com/internationa...
Top 10 books: The International Affairs Christmas reading list 2025
How regularly do you think about Serbia, Angola or the Pacific Islands? For many, the answer will be ‘not that often’. Ahead of the…
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December 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Top 10 books: The International Affairs Christmas reading list 2025 📚🎄
Ahead of the holidays, Book Reviews Editor Mariana Vieira
has curated a list of books that reflects our commitments to covering the whole of the International Relations discipline.
Check them out 👇
medium.com/internationa...
Ahead of the holidays, Book Reviews Editor Mariana Vieira
has curated a list of books that reflects our commitments to covering the whole of the International Relations discipline.
Check them out 👇
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Great new review of my book, War and Power: Who Wins War and Why, in the @wsj.com The reviewer does a great job outlining the argument and I'm grateful he read it so closely. Here is a link and an excerpt. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
December 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Great new review of my book, War and Power: Who Wins War and Why, in the @wsj.com The reviewer does a great job outlining the argument and I'm grateful he read it so closely. Here is a link and an excerpt. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
"The Price of Democracy feels essential today.... Anyone who cares about preserving democracy would be well served by reading it."
@npr.org reviews @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social's "fascinating" new history of taxation in America from colonization to the present day.
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@npr.org reviews @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social's "fascinating" new history of taxation in America from colonization to the present day.
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Believe it or not, this book makes taxes fascinating
The Price of Democracy tells the history of taxation from colonization to the present day. It's essential reading for anyone who cares about preserving democracy.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
"The Price of Democracy feels essential today.... Anyone who cares about preserving democracy would be well served by reading it."
@npr.org reviews @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social's "fascinating" new history of taxation in America from colonization to the present day.
Read more: bit.ly/44VU6qX
@npr.org reviews @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social's "fascinating" new history of taxation in America from colonization to the present day.
Read more: bit.ly/44VU6qX
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Three months ago today, I launched #Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth & Power at the National Portrait Gallery. A huge thank you to everyone who has read, supported, reviewed & recommended the book. I am truly grateful. @headlinebooks.bsky.social @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social #FTBestBooks
December 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Three months ago today, I launched #Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth & Power at the National Portrait Gallery. A huge thank you to everyone who has read, supported, reviewed & recommended the book. I am truly grateful. @headlinebooks.bsky.social @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social #FTBestBooks
"Would anybody actually turn up to watch?"
Read an excerpt on @theguardian.com from @jonawils.bsky.social's "The Power and the Glory," about the first USA-hosted World Cup, in 1994.
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Read an excerpt on @theguardian.com from @jonawils.bsky.social's "The Power and the Glory," about the first USA-hosted World Cup, in 1994.
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‘Hating soccer is more American than apple pie’: the World Cup nobody wanted the US to host
Glitzy draws, OJ-era chaos, grass laid over AstroTurf and a host nation that barely cared – the 1994 World Cup arrived amid suspicion and slapstick. Yet it became a watershed that would alter US sport and global football politics alike
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December 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"Would anybody actually turn up to watch?"
Read an excerpt on @theguardian.com from @jonawils.bsky.social's "The Power and the Glory," about the first USA-hosted World Cup, in 1994.
Learn more: bit.ly/452DHB0
Read an excerpt on @theguardian.com from @jonawils.bsky.social's "The Power and the Glory," about the first USA-hosted World Cup, in 1994.
Learn more: bit.ly/452DHB0
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My interview with Edward Watts, author of THE ROMANS (@basicbooksgroup.bsky.social) is out! draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
This was a particularly fun interview. I loved to hear how Ed thinks about style right down to sentence structure, and how his work on ancient history draws on his life.
This was a particularly fun interview. I loved to hear how Ed thinks about style right down to sentence structure, and how his work on ancient history draws on his life.
Episode 78: Edward Watts Looks to the Ancient Past for Writing Advice - Drafting the Past
Edward Watts joins Kate Carpenter to talk about how he writes about ancient Rome, his research files, and writing inspirations.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
My interview with Edward Watts, author of THE ROMANS (@basicbooksgroup.bsky.social) is out! draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
This was a particularly fun interview. I loved to hear how Ed thinks about style right down to sentence structure, and how his work on ancient history draws on his life.
This was a particularly fun interview. I loved to hear how Ed thinks about style right down to sentence structure, and how his work on ancient history draws on his life.
Watch @adambecker.bsky.social, author of "More Everything Forever," on StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson.
They discuss Silicon Valley's dreams of space empires, AGI, and "functional immortality"—and why you shouldn't believe the hype.
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They discuss Silicon Valley's dreams of space empires, AGI, and "functional immortality"—and why you shouldn't believe the hype.
Watch here: bit.ly/4iZ5ubp
What Billionaire Tech CEOs Get Wrong About The Future, with Adam Becker
Are we making science fiction a reality? Is that a good thing? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and guest Adam Becker, science communicator and author of Mor...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Watch @adambecker.bsky.social, author of "More Everything Forever," on StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson.
They discuss Silicon Valley's dreams of space empires, AGI, and "functional immortality"—and why you shouldn't believe the hype.
Watch here: bit.ly/4iZ5ubp
They discuss Silicon Valley's dreams of space empires, AGI, and "functional immortality"—and why you shouldn't believe the hype.
Watch here: bit.ly/4iZ5ubp
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