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Turning to the work of writers, playwrights, artists, and celebrated black women, FROM SLAVE CABINS to the WHITE HOUSE (Illinois Press) explores the strategies that black women have used to persevere and succeed in the U.S. ๐๏ธKoritha Mitchell joins @gorenlj โคต๏ธ newbooksnetwork.com/koritha-williaโฆ


Uncovering the experiences of Black spouses in plantation, legal, court, and pension records, BOUND in WEDLOCK (Harvard University Press) is the first comprehensive history of African American marriage in the 19th century. ๐๏ธTera Hunter joins Jerrad P. Pacatte โคต๏ธ newbooksnetwork.com/tera-w-hunter-โฆ


Walker Robins joins @TheeLaneDavis to discuss BETWEEN DIXIE and ZION (University of Alabama Press), a new ๐ that explores the varied ways Southern Baptists navigated the Palestine question: whether Jews or Arabs would, or should, control the Holy Land after WWI.๐๐ newbooksnetwork.com/walker-robins-โฆ


Political music is often associated with protest, but a new book, HARNESSING HARMONY (@uncpressblog), traces an influential strand of conservative music-making from George Washington to the Civil War. Billy Coleman discusses the book with Sam Backer๐ newbooksnetwork.com/billy-coleman-โฆ


WE'RE NOT HERE to ENTERTAIN (@OUPPolitics) documents punk rock in the 1980s through a comprehensive look into the music, zines, films, bands and DIY tactics used to challenge the conservative narrative of the Reagan-era. Kevin Mattson joins Rebekah Buchanan๐ newbooksnetwork.com/were-not-here-โฆ


Since its founding the United States has been at peace for 11 years. Across nearly 2.5 centuries, thatโs a lot of war. In a new book, THE UNITED STATE of WAR (University of California Press (is on Bluesky)), David Vine tries to figure out why this has been the case. He joins Dexter Fergie๐ newbooksnetwork.com/the-united-staโฆ


๐ฝ๏ธCombining on-screen analysis with research on the production and political economy of Hollywood films, A PIECE of the ACTION (@columbiaup) charts black filmmakers' struggles for rights, recognition, and representation. ๐๏ธEithne Quinn joins Dave O'Brien โ๏ธ newbooksnetwork.com/a-piece-of-theโฆ


Episode 3 of Queer Voices of the South on the New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social): Pip Gordon explores the intimate friendships Faulkner maintained with gay men with hosts @morrisardoin and @marsjf3 #queervoicesofthesouth newbooksnetwork.com/gay-faulkner

Tracing the origins of โseparate but equal," BIND US APART (Basic Books) shows how white reformers tried to build a multiracial America, yet settled on the belief that non-whites should create their own republics. Nicholas Guyatt joins Adam X. McNeil (ABD) (aka Metaphors & Memes) โ๏ธ newbooksnetwork.com/bind-us-apart


Using insights gleaned from comparative politics, FOUR THREATS (St. Martin's Press) interrogates 5 periods in U.S. political history to identify 4 central threats to American liberal democracy. Tune in as @SuzanneMettler1 & @R_Lieberman join @SusanLiebell โ๏ธ newbooksnetwork.com/four-threats


Using archival work and sociological insights, THE GLASS CHURCH (Rutgers University Press) takes a compelling look at the rise and fall of Robert H. Schuller, one of the most influential 20th century evangelists. Mark Mulder and Gerardo Martรญ โข Threads Insta โฆโข bsky gerardomarti join @TheeLaneDavis๐ newbooksnetwork.com/the-glass-churโฆ


Bringing to the fore a wealth of original research, A DETROIT STORY (University of California Press (is on Bluesky)) examines how the informal reclamation of abandoned property has been shaping Detroit for decades. Sociologist Claire Herbert discusses her work w/@ProfJohnst on the podcast๐ newbooksnetwork.com/a-detroit-story



Today is #TowelDay and #ColdWarCorrespondents is on the New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social)! Super grateful to the wonderful Steven Seegel ๐บ๐ฆ @stevenseegel.bsky.social for hosting. Tune in to NB Russian & Eurasian Studies ๐ NB History ๐ NB American Studies ๐ NB Journalism ๐ NB Media & Communications ๐ to listen or use the link ๐ newbooksnetwork.com/cold-war-correโฆ

I had a great conversation with @stephenhausmann on the New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social) about my new book "The Giants and Their City." You can listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. newbooksnetwork.com/the-giants-andโฆ

Estamos emocionad@s ... ayer se publican las primeras entrevistas de NBNes ๐๐๐๏ธ, un proyecto de New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social) ๐๐๐๐ ยกEscรบchanos newbooksnetwork.com/es/! Forma parte de nuestros equipo, ยกcrea tu podcast! Acabas de publicar tu libro, ยกavรญsanos!

An episode on NBN about the book, Into Enemy Waters: A World War II Story of the Demolition #Divers Who Became the Navy SEALS, by journalist @AndrewDubbins is open. New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social) NB History ๐ NB Military History ๐ NB American Studies ๐. newbooksnetwork.com/into-cold-seas

New on the UNC Press Presents Podcast via New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social): @allybrantley discusses BREWING A BOYCOTT: How a Grassroots Coalition Fought Coors and Remade American Consumer Activism, hosted by NB American West's Stephen R. Hausmann newbooksnetwork.com/category/up-paโฆ
