Caleb Gayle
@calebgayle.bsky.social
Contributing Writer @ NYT Magazine | Professor @ Northeastern University | Author | Newest book “BLACK MOSES” out on August 12, 2025
Thanks so much @davidgrann.bsky.social
A belated but huge congratulations to @calebgayle.bsky.social for the release of his superb work of history, which was longlisted for the National Bool Award!
Congratulations, @calebgayle.bsky.social!!! BLACK MOSES is a contender for the National Book Award in Nonfiction!!! @nationalbook.bsky.social @riverheadbooks.bsky.social
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October 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Thanks so much @davidgrann.bsky.social
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A belated but huge congratulations to @calebgayle.bsky.social for the release of his superb work of history, which was longlisted for the National Bool Award!
Congratulations, @calebgayle.bsky.social!!! BLACK MOSES is a contender for the National Book Award in Nonfiction!!! @nationalbook.bsky.social @riverheadbooks.bsky.social
www.nationalbook.org/2025-nationa...
www.nationalbook.org/2025-nationa...
2025 National Book Awards Longlist for Nonfiction
The ten contenders for the National Book Award for Nonfiction
www.nationalbook.org
October 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
A belated but huge congratulations to @calebgayle.bsky.social for the release of his superb work of history, which was longlisted for the National Bool Award!
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Journalist @calebgayle.bsky.social
joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social
to discuss his new book Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State.
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joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social
to discuss his new book Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State.
@literaryhub.bsky.social
lithub.com/caleb-gayle-...
Caleb Gayle on Black Settlers in the American West
Journalist Caleb Gayle joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his new book Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State, which recounts the efforts of …
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September 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Journalist @calebgayle.bsky.social
joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social
to discuss his new book Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State.
@literaryhub.bsky.social
lithub.com/caleb-gayle-...
joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social
to discuss his new book Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State.
@literaryhub.bsky.social
lithub.com/caleb-gayle-...
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Journalist @calebgayle.bsky.social’s new book "Black Moses" made the Longlist for the National Book Award.
When @jennaschnuer.bsky.social caught up with Gayle for DEPTH PERCEPTION last month, Gayle shared how he collaborated with historians on the book.
When @jennaschnuer.bsky.social caught up with Gayle for DEPTH PERCEPTION last month, Gayle shared how he collaborated with historians on the book.
September 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Journalist @calebgayle.bsky.social’s new book "Black Moses" made the Longlist for the National Book Award.
When @jennaschnuer.bsky.social caught up with Gayle for DEPTH PERCEPTION last month, Gayle shared how he collaborated with historians on the book.
When @jennaschnuer.bsky.social caught up with Gayle for DEPTH PERCEPTION last month, Gayle shared how he collaborated with historians on the book.
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🎉Today we're celebrating two Riverhead titles on the @nationalbook.bsky.social Nonfiction Longlist! 🎉
CONGRATULATIONS to @calebgayle.bsky.social and Jordan Thomas on this recognition of their incredible and important books!!!
CONGRATULATIONS to @calebgayle.bsky.social and Jordan Thomas on this recognition of their incredible and important books!!!
September 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
🎉Today we're celebrating two Riverhead titles on the @nationalbook.bsky.social Nonfiction Longlist! 🎉
CONGRATULATIONS to @calebgayle.bsky.social and Jordan Thomas on this recognition of their incredible and important books!!!
CONGRATULATIONS to @calebgayle.bsky.social and Jordan Thomas on this recognition of their incredible and important books!!!
Still can’t believe it
🎉Today we're celebrating two Riverhead titles on the @nationalbook.bsky.social Nonfiction Longlist! 🎉
CONGRATULATIONS to @calebgayle.bsky.social and Jordan Thomas on this recognition of their incredible and important books!!!
CONGRATULATIONS to @calebgayle.bsky.social and Jordan Thomas on this recognition of their incredible and important books!!!
September 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Still can’t believe it
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Congratulations, @calebgayle.bsky.social!!! BLACK MOSES is a contender for the National Book Award in Nonfiction!!! @nationalbook.bsky.social @riverheadbooks.bsky.social
www.nationalbook.org/2025-nationa...
www.nationalbook.org/2025-nationa...
2025 National Book Awards Longlist for Nonfiction
The ten contenders for the National Book Award for Nonfiction
www.nationalbook.org
September 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Congratulations, @calebgayle.bsky.social!!! BLACK MOSES is a contender for the National Book Award in Nonfiction!!! @nationalbook.bsky.social @riverheadbooks.bsky.social
www.nationalbook.org/2025-nationa...
www.nationalbook.org/2025-nationa...
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Journalist @calebgayle.bsky.social’s new book is his first major work relying on nothing but the historical record and — he emphasizes — collaboration with historians.
His hope is that "there's greater mind share, skill sharing, content sharing" between journalists and historians in the future.
His hope is that "there's greater mind share, skill sharing, content sharing" between journalists and historians in the future.
August 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Journalist @calebgayle.bsky.social’s new book is his first major work relying on nothing but the historical record and — he emphasizes — collaboration with historians.
His hope is that "there's greater mind share, skill sharing, content sharing" between journalists and historians in the future.
His hope is that "there's greater mind share, skill sharing, content sharing" between journalists and historians in the future.
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"Reformers like Elizabeth Rous Comstock were not animated by conquest, but earnest—and complicated—charity towards Black migrants."
Awesome piece by Caleb Gayle @calebgayle.bsky.social in Christianity Today; and excited about his new book, Black Moses 📚
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/08/chri...
Awesome piece by Caleb Gayle @calebgayle.bsky.social in Christianity Today; and excited about his new book, Black Moses 📚
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/08/chri...
The Christian Women Who Helped Build the American West - Christianity Today
Reformers like Elizabeth Rous Comstock were not animated by conquest, but earnest—and complicated—charity towards Black migrants.
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August 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"Reformers like Elizabeth Rous Comstock were not animated by conquest, but earnest—and complicated—charity towards Black migrants."
Awesome piece by Caleb Gayle @calebgayle.bsky.social in Christianity Today; and excited about his new book, Black Moses 📚
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/08/chri...
Awesome piece by Caleb Gayle @calebgayle.bsky.social in Christianity Today; and excited about his new book, Black Moses 📚
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/08/chri...
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In his new book, "Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State," journalist @calebgayle.bsky.social continues his exploration of murky histories, reporting a story that doesn't have straightforward heroes or villains.
August 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
In his new book, "Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State," journalist @calebgayle.bsky.social continues his exploration of murky histories, reporting a story that doesn't have straightforward heroes or villains.
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Congrats @calebgayle.bsky.social on getting a book reviewed by The New York Times!
Check it out here: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/b...
Check it out here: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/b...
The Quixotic Crusade to Create an All-Black State in Oklahoma
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August 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Congrats @calebgayle.bsky.social on getting a book reviewed by The New York Times!
Check it out here: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/b...
Check it out here: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/b...
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"Today, with the White House attempting to control discussion of African American history...BLACK MOSES is a useful reminder that for nearly a century after the Civil War, what was called democracy was indistinguishable from white power." @calebgayle.bsky.social
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The Quixotic Crusade to Create an All-Black State in Oklahoma
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August 15, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"Today, with the White House attempting to control discussion of African American history...BLACK MOSES is a useful reminder that for nearly a century after the Civil War, what was called democracy was indistinguishable from white power." @calebgayle.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/b...
Dream of a lifetime to have Greg Grandin call my work timely and useful. Raves like this come so seldom that you have to treasure it!
"Today, with the White House attempting to control discussion of African American history...BLACK MOSES is a useful reminder that for nearly a century after the Civil War, what was called democracy was indistinguishable from white power." @calebgayle.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/b...
The Quixotic Crusade to Create an All-Black State in Oklahoma
www.nytimes.com
August 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Dream of a lifetime to have Greg Grandin call my work timely and useful. Raves like this come so seldom that you have to treasure it!
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Caleb Gayle will present “Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State” on Saturday, September 27th! 📚 @calebgayle.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Caleb Gayle will present “Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State” on Saturday, September 27th! 📚 @calebgayle.bsky.social
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@calebgayle.bsky.social's new book is out this week! Join us on Nov. 19 at 7pm for a book talk and signing with the author: camd.northeastern.edu/events/book-...
Book Talk: "Black Moses" by Caleb Gayle
College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD)
camd.northeastern.edu
August 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
@calebgayle.bsky.social's new book is out this week! Join us on Nov. 19 at 7pm for a book talk and signing with the author: camd.northeastern.edu/events/book-...
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BLACK MOSES @calebgayle.bsky.social, excerpted this week in @smithsonianmag.bsky.social: "It is the story of trying, why we cannot stop trying, and why being able to try is worth remembering at all." @riverheadbooks.bsky.social
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This Visionary African American Politician Dreamed of Creating an All-Black State in Oklahoma Territory
Edward P. McCabe petitioned Benjamin Harrison for an opportunity to show him that Black people "are men and women capable of self‑government." When the president was unmoved, McCabe and his followers ...
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August 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
BLACK MOSES @calebgayle.bsky.social, excerpted this week in @smithsonianmag.bsky.social: "It is the story of trying, why we cannot stop trying, and why being able to try is worth remembering at all." @riverheadbooks.bsky.social
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this...
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this...
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"[T]he moral decisions we must make [today] haven’t gotten easier. Who we detain, whose histories we erase, which freedoms we underfund.... The difference now is that there’s no Kansas to send our convictions to." @calebgayle.bsky.social @bostonglobe.com
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/10/o...
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How New England built the Plains - The Boston Globe
When a fugitive slave was caught in Boston in 1854, many civic leaders were outraged — but they wouldn’t challenge slavery directly. So they found an outlet for their conscience on the frontier.
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August 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"[T]he moral decisions we must make [today] haven’t gotten easier. Who we detain, whose histories we erase, which freedoms we underfund.... The difference now is that there’s no Kansas to send our convictions to." @calebgayle.bsky.social @bostonglobe.com
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/10/o...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/10/o...
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@hamiltoncain.bsky.social calls BLACK MOSES @calebgayle.bsky.social "eloquent" & "engrossing." "Gayle does more than just rescue a forgotten yet crucial figure; he places McCabe at the center of radical liberation." @riverheadbooks.bsky.social @startribune.com www.startribune.com/edward-mccab...
Review: Meet the man who tried to establish a Black state within the U.S.
Nonfiction: Caleb Gayle’s gorgeous “Black Moses” illuminates a forgotten figure from our racial past.
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August 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
@hamiltoncain.bsky.social calls BLACK MOSES @calebgayle.bsky.social "eloquent" & "engrossing." "Gayle does more than just rescue a forgotten yet crucial figure; he places McCabe at the center of radical liberation." @riverheadbooks.bsky.social @startribune.com www.startribune.com/edward-mccab...
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Tx to @therootdotcom.bsky.social for featuring BLACK MOSES @calebgayle.bsky.social in its August Books round-up! @riverheadbooks.bsky.social @thegernertco.bsky.social
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August 2025 Books By Black Authors We Can't Wait to Read | The Root
The summer may be almost over, but great books by Black authors are still coming in hot.
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August 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Tx to @therootdotcom.bsky.social for featuring BLACK MOSES @calebgayle.bsky.social in its August Books round-up! @riverheadbooks.bsky.social @thegernertco.bsky.social
www.theroot.com/august-2025-...
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Love seeing Caleb Gayle's superb BLACK MOSES (Riverhead, Aug 12) on this list!
@nytimes.com @calebgayle.bsky.social @riverheadbooks.bsky.social @thegernertco.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/b...
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22 Books Coming in August
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July 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Love seeing Caleb Gayle's superb BLACK MOSES (Riverhead, Aug 12) on this list!
@nytimes.com @calebgayle.bsky.social @riverheadbooks.bsky.social @thegernertco.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/b...
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I have a new piece out today in @theguardian.com on Rev. William Barber and the moral movement: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The Rev William Barber’s ‘moral movement’ confronts Trump’s America. Can it work?
In weekly nonviolent protests that channel the civil rights tradition, the faithful rally to end poverty and injustice
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July 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I have a new piece out today in @theguardian.com on Rev. William Barber and the moral movement: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Gotta love a STARRED review from the fine folks at @publisherswkly.bsky.social. Can’t wait for you all to get your hands on this new one
★ In this enthralling saga, Caleb Gayle resurfaces the little-remembered late-19th-century effort to turn Oklahoma into a Black state. His stylish, brisk account elegantly incorporates many tangents.
Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State by Caleb Gayle
In this enthralling saga, journalist Gayle (We Refuse to Forget) resurfaces the little-remembered late-19th-century effort to tu...
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July 3, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Gotta love a STARRED review from the fine folks at @publisherswkly.bsky.social. Can’t wait for you all to get your hands on this new one
Wrote about Jane Austen, family, and faith for the @parisreview.bsky.social. www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/06...
Life in Jane Austen’s Goshen by Caleb Gayle
June 12, 2025 – "Austen made me feel like I belonged in the making of literature."
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June 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Wrote about Jane Austen, family, and faith for the @parisreview.bsky.social. www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/06...
I wrote about this last year and it seems like this outcome could’ve been predicted long ago www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/m...
May 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I wrote about this last year and it seems like this outcome could’ve been predicted long ago www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/m...
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For more on this, read a story from December by my colleague @calebgayle.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/m...
May 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
For more on this, read a story from December by my colleague @calebgayle.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/m...