Doug Most
@dougmost.bsky.social
Journalist, author, runner, hoopster, classic rocker, editor at Boston University. My new World War II book is “Launching Liberty," the true story of the Liberty Ships. http://bit.ly/4gouPJx
To my Boston University community, I'll be at the Dahod Family & Alumni Center Thursday eve at 6 (yes, tonight!!!), to talk with the awesome Tom Whalen, about my new #WorldWarII book, "Launching Liberty: The Epic Rade to Build the Ships That Took America to War." trusted.bu.edu/s/1759/2-bu/19…
October 30, 2025 at 11:42 AM
To my Boston University community, I'll be at the Dahod Family & Alumni Center Thursday eve at 6 (yes, tonight!!!), to talk with the awesome Tom Whalen, about my new #WorldWarII book, "Launching Liberty: The Epic Rade to Build the Ships That Took America to War." trusted.bu.edu/s/1759/2-bu/19…
Hi there Hingham, Mass, I'll be coming Thursday evening to talk about #shipbuilding and #libertyships and #worldwar2 #ww2, and joined by Buttonwood Books. Come join us and I'll sign your book, too! www.hinghamlibrary.org/Calendar.asp...
Evening with the Author: Doug Most presents "Launching Liberty: The Epic Race to Build the Ships That Took America to War"
In a town known as a shipbuilding capital, Doug Most, journalist and author from nearby Needham, will discuss his newest book: "Launching Liberty: The Epic Race to Build the Ships That took America to...
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October 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Hi there Hingham, Mass, I'll be coming Thursday evening to talk about #shipbuilding and #libertyships and #worldwar2 #ww2, and joined by Buttonwood Books. Come join us and I'll sign your book, too! www.hinghamlibrary.org/Calendar.asp...
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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!
September 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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!
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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
September 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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
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...
Recent Reads, New Titles, & Bookish Bling
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September 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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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Here are the authors you'll find on BlueSky. Follow and support! @sho-walter.bsky.social @calebgayle.bsky.social @ositanwanevu.com @jonathanmahler.bsky.social @benchansfield.bsky.social @electricliterature.com @dougmost.bsky.social @denarmen.bsky.social
August 23, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Here are the authors you'll find on BlueSky. Follow and support! @sho-walter.bsky.social @calebgayle.bsky.social @ositanwanevu.com @jonathanmahler.bsky.social @benchansfield.bsky.social @electricliterature.com @dougmost.bsky.social @denarmen.bsky.social
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"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 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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August 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
"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!
Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe
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!
Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe
Today’s the big day. Let me explain.
August 19, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Today’s the big day. Let me explain.
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...
Launching Liberty: A Book Trailer
YouTube video by Doug Most
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August 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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!
July 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
3 big boxes arrived at my house -- I'd been waiting, oh, 5 years for them!
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
This Mother and Daughter Are Both Graduating from Boston University
Caren Hunter and Annica Hunter: being together on campus has brought them closer
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May 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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
This is a big deal. www.bu.edu/articles/202...
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
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May 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This is a big deal. www.bu.edu/articles/202...
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
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...
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May 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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...
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.
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May 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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!!!!
April 11, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Let’s Gooooooaaaal!!!!!! @bostonu.bsky.social scores first- 1-0!!!!
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...
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
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April 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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...
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...
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.
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April 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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...
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...
BU Men’s Hockey Returns to Frozen Four for Third Straight Season
Terriers take on Penn State Thursday in St. Louis
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April 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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...
A beautiful story accompanied by beautiful photos on an important and troubling subject -- college students battling eating disorders. 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
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April 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A beautiful story accompanied by beautiful photos on an important and troubling subject -- college students battling eating disorders. www.bu.edu/articles/202...
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?...
Launching Liberty Book Trailer
YouTube video by Doug Most
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March 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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.
BU President Melissa Gilliam and Boston Medical Center (BMC) CEO Alastair Bell are committed to improving healthcare and research. They recently met to strengthen their partnership and discuss BMC's vital role as Boston's essential hospital and their future vision.
In Conversation: The BU President and Boston Medical Center CEO on Their Shared Vision and Their Optimism for Overcoming Turbulence
Melissa Gilliam and Alastair Bell discuss their partnership, the outsized role of BMC, Boston’s essential hospital and BU’s teaching hospital, the search for a new medical school dean, and headwinds and challenges
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March 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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.
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...
The Women Who Inspire Us
In honor of Women’s History Month, students, faculty, and staff reflect on those who have influenced their lives
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March 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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...
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...
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
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March 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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!
I’m excited to point you to my revamped website, billkolebooks.com. Please visit and have a look around!
Thanks to talented designer Rima Antulyte (and to friend and fellow author @dougmost.bsky.social for putting me on to her …)
Thanks to talented designer Rima Antulyte (and to friend and fellow author @dougmost.bsky.social for putting me on to her …)
March 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Love this @billkole.bsky.social site and the book looks great! And yeah, Rima rocks!