Kate Carpenter
@katecarp.bsky.social
Historian/writer. Creator, @draftingthepast.bsky.social podcast. History of science PhD candidate at Princeton, based in KCMO. Working on a history of storm chasing.
https://draftingthepast.com/
http://kathrynbcarpenter.com/
https://draftingthepast.com/
http://kathrynbcarpenter.com/
I feel like @lizcookkc.bsky.social's substack subscribers should get together to buy this for her for christmas.
"Malort advent calendar" is already such an unhinged concept but every little window just having Malort in it really pushes it over the edge into something transcendently funny
November 15, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I feel like @lizcookkc.bsky.social's substack subscribers should get together to buy this for her for christmas.
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Conducting a very unscientific study via bluesky--please help me out! What motivates you to subscribe/donate/join/pay for an online publication (website or newsletter, doesn't matter). Desire to support? Fun giveaways? Paywalled content? Something else?
November 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Conducting a very unscientific study via bluesky--please help me out! What motivates you to subscribe/donate/join/pay for an online publication (website or newsletter, doesn't matter). Desire to support? Fun giveaways? Paywalled content? Something else?
Conducting a very unscientific study via bluesky--please help me out! What motivates you to subscribe/donate/join/pay for an online publication (website or newsletter, doesn't matter). Desire to support? Fun giveaways? Paywalled content? Something else?
November 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Conducting a very unscientific study via bluesky--please help me out! What motivates you to subscribe/donate/join/pay for an online publication (website or newsletter, doesn't matter). Desire to support? Fun giveaways? Paywalled content? Something else?
New podcast ep 12/23 - yea or nay?
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
New podcast ep 12/23 - yea or nay?
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I love books too! I edit books during the day and then I read books at night to relax! Books are the absolute best
November 12, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I love books too! I edit books during the day and then I read books at night to relax! Books are the absolute best
I love books. They have been my whole thing since I was very small. I have a whole podcast about how great it is that people write books. I'm dreaming up new projects celebrating books and the book ecosystem.
I am all in on books, kids.
I am all in on books, kids.
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I love books. They have been my whole thing since I was very small. I have a whole podcast about how great it is that people write books. I'm dreaming up new projects celebrating books and the book ecosystem.
I am all in on books, kids.
I am all in on books, kids.
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New! Listen to my interview w/ Mary Frances Phillips about her book BLACK PANTHER WOMAN (@nyupress.bsky.social), how the dissertation and book dramatically differ, and the tools she uses, from tech to office supplies. I love how she thinks about play in her process. draftingthepast.com?p=2789
November 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
New! Listen to my interview w/ Mary Frances Phillips about her book BLACK PANTHER WOMAN (@nyupress.bsky.social), how the dissertation and book dramatically differ, and the tools she uses, from tech to office supplies. I love how she thinks about play in her process. draftingthepast.com?p=2789
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Very much enjoying listening to the lovely @drjoannepaul.bsky.social with @katecarp.bsky.social on @draftingthepast.bsky.social. And now I want to know what the best books were that she read on life-writing and writing biographies! 😊 🗃️
Joanne Paul Isn't Afraid to Call Herself an Artist
Podcast Episode · Drafting the Past · 28/10/2025 · 40m
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November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Very much enjoying listening to the lovely @drjoannepaul.bsky.social with @katecarp.bsky.social on @draftingthepast.bsky.social. And now I want to know what the best books were that she read on life-writing and writing biographies! 😊 🗃️
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
The more people tell me that AI is the future, the more I know I just really want to make stuff with my hands and brain.
November 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The more people tell me that AI is the future, the more I know I just really want to make stuff with my hands and brain.
I wish I could say that I purposefully picked a very New York-centric historian for today's Drafting the Past, but let's just all agree to pretend I am that good of a planner. Listen to my interview with this great historian of New York immigrants while you wait for election results!
New! I talked with Tyler Anbinder about his approach to writing and revising--plus, you'll learn about the person who told this celebrated historian he would never write trade book! We dug into his newest book, PLENTIFUL COUNTRY (@littlebrown.bsky.social). Listen: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
November 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I wish I could say that I purposefully picked a very New York-centric historian for today's Drafting the Past, but let's just all agree to pretend I am that good of a planner. Listen to my interview with this great historian of New York immigrants while you wait for election results!
In the mail today! Thanks @lastwater.net for the rec -- looking forward to digging in!
November 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
In the mail today! Thanks @lastwater.net for the rec -- looking forward to digging in!
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I'm experimenting with more ways of putting history writing in the spotlight. To that end, I founded up some of the history books out this week that caught my eye: draftingthepast.com/new-releases... Are you planning to read any of these?
This Week’s History Releases (November 4, 2025) – Drafting the Past
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November 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I'm experimenting with more ways of putting history writing in the spotlight. To that end, I founded up some of the history books out this week that caught my eye: draftingthepast.com/new-releases... Are you planning to read any of these?
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New! I talked with Tyler Anbinder about his approach to writing and revising--plus, you'll learn about the person who told this celebrated historian he would never write trade book! We dug into his newest book, PLENTIFUL COUNTRY (@littlebrown.bsky.social). Listen: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
November 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
New! I talked with Tyler Anbinder about his approach to writing and revising--plus, you'll learn about the person who told this celebrated historian he would never write trade book! We dug into his newest book, PLENTIFUL COUNTRY (@littlebrown.bsky.social). Listen: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
I have a general sense of everything being more expensive, but I was just looking up which waffle maker I have to tell a friend, and realized it costs twice as much today as it did two years ago when I bought it. Wild.
November 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I have a general sense of everything being more expensive, but I was just looking up which waffle maker I have to tell a friend, and realized it costs twice as much today as it did two years ago when I bought it. Wild.
Love to get an email for the Dept of Conservation with the subject line "Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) or Bird Flu"
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Alt: I Lie Awake At Night Wondering What Fresh Hell Tomorrow Brings Liz Lemon GIF
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October 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Love to get an email for the Dept of Conservation with the subject line "Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) or Bird Flu"
The lack of responses to this is really bumming me out.
What are your favorite book review/book news publications? Especially interested in websites, rather than print.
October 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The lack of responses to this is really bumming me out.
What are your favorite book review/book news publications? Especially interested in websites, rather than print.
October 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
What are your favorite book review/book news publications? Especially interested in websites, rather than print.
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Was an absolute dream to appear on this podcast and talk about the craft of writing history - give it a listen!
draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
October 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Was an absolute dream to appear on this podcast and talk about the craft of writing history - give it a listen!
draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
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If you want to save favorite socks & learn a fun & easy (& cozy!) craft method, @snblickhan.bsky.social & I made this free zine on using a Speedweve (tiny, <$15 mending loom) for mending 🧵✨:
October 29, 2025 at 5:36 AM
If you want to save favorite socks & learn a fun & easy (& cozy!) craft method, @snblickhan.bsky.social & I made this free zine on using a Speedweve (tiny, <$15 mending loom) for mending 🧵✨:
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What a great conversation. Had a thought about something I’m writing and also just ordered the new bio of Thomas More! This podcast does the work. 😁
New! I had great fun talking w/ @drjoannepaul.bsky.social about how she embraces creativity and artistry and how she writes vividly about Tudor history. If you've ever dreamed of writing a history that reads almost like a novel, you're going to love this episode. draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
October 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
What a great conversation. Had a thought about something I’m writing and also just ordered the new bio of Thomas More! This podcast does the work. 😁
If I get a table at the @historians.org annual conference exhibit hall for Drafting the Past, will you come tell me your favorite piece of writing advice for a bonus episode?
October 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
If I get a table at the @historians.org annual conference exhibit hall for Drafting the Past, will you come tell me your favorite piece of writing advice for a bonus episode?
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This was brilliant - I was nodding along as Jo was talking. Great writing advice and a lot of honesty about the process of recreating the past on the page. Helps to explain why Jo’s work is so good.
Was an absolute dream to appear on this podcast and talk about the craft of writing history - give it a listen!
draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
October 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This was brilliant - I was nodding along as Jo was talking. Great writing advice and a lot of honesty about the process of recreating the past on the page. Helps to explain why Jo’s work is so good.
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New! I had great fun talking w/ @drjoannepaul.bsky.social about how she embraces creativity and artistry and how she writes vividly about Tudor history. If you've ever dreamed of writing a history that reads almost like a novel, you're going to love this episode. draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
October 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
New! I had great fun talking w/ @drjoannepaul.bsky.social about how she embraces creativity and artistry and how she writes vividly about Tudor history. If you've ever dreamed of writing a history that reads almost like a novel, you're going to love this episode. draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...