The History Shelf (aka Peg)
thehistoryshelf.bsky.social
The History Shelf (aka Peg)
@thehistoryshelf.bsky.social
Book reviewer. History nut. Follow my bookish journeys!
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October 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Magical and mesmerizing! Read my full book review of Bright Circle: Five Remarkable Women in the Age of Transcendentalism by Randall Fuller (@oxfordunipress.bsky.social) at Foreword Reviews:
forewordreviews.com/reviews/brig...
March 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
A tense and page-turning chronicle of Nicholas II's last attempts to save his rule. Check out my book review of The Last Tsar: The Abdication of Nicholas II and the Fall of the Romanovs by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa (Basic Books) at @shelf-awareness.com:
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March 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
This was simply superb! Read my full review of The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe by Marlene L. Daut (Knopf) at the @wirobooks.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/2596ae43
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March 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A new video is up at The History Shelf! I've got a stack of new history and nonfiction titles publishing in April and May from
@duttonbooks.bsky.social, @vikingbooks.bsky.social, @fsgbooks.bsky.social, @stmartinspress.bsky.social, and
more! youtu.be/kf4S6q88lSU
New History Books Coming this Spring
YouTube video by The History Shelf
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March 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
New History on the Horizon: Episode #21 features some substantial new titles from @duttonbooks.bsky.social,
@penguinpress.bsky.social, @hanoversquarepress.bsky.social, @vikingbooks.bsky.social, and more!
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New History on the Horizon: Episode #21
YouTube video by The History Shelf
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January 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Reposted by The History Shelf (aka Peg)
"This revelatory work restores a lost figure to the pantheon of pivotal world leaders." www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/t... @aaknopf.bsky.social @thehistoryshelf.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Tokyo Tempos by Michael Pronko is a touching reflection on his experiences in Tokyo that blends personal stories with admiring reflections on the city’s culture, rhythms, and rituals. Check out my book review at Independent Book Review for more:
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Book Review: Tokyo Tempos by Michael Pronko
TOKYO TEMPOS by Michael Pronko is a touching essay collection of an adopted home. Reviewed by Peggy Kurkowski.
independentbookreview.com
January 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Wow...just, wow. A whole new way to read history, people. I highly recommend Gettysburg, The Tide Turns: An Oral History by Bruce Chadwick. Talk about history coming alive...this is a genius synthesis of first hand accounts!
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January 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I made it to Blue Sky!
November 15, 2024 at 6:49 PM