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Megan Kate Nelson πŸ“š

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I am a Colorado-born and raised, Boston-based writer, historian, and Pulitzer Prize Finalist. I am the author of "The Westerners" (2026), β€œSaving Yellowstone” (2022) and β€œThe Three-Cornered War” (2020). More details at https://megankatenelson.com

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06.03.2026 20:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oooh, thank you! πŸ₯°πŸπŸ“š

06.03.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Westerners From award-winning historian Megan Kate Nelson, an epic account of the creation of the American West in the 19th century, shattering the traditiona...

www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-We...

06.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

This thread!

THE WESTERNERS is out in 3 1/2 weeks, and I will be posting about it quite a lot between now and then.

Vigorous self-promotion is expected now, and is pretty much a part-time job for all nonfiction authors closing in on pub day.

So please like and repost, and help spread the word! 🐝

06.03.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Helllooooooo lovelies 😍

06.03.2026 13:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The guy's already got a serial killer name, might as well put him in charge of dhs

05.03.2026 19:19 πŸ‘ 159 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oooooh I want this to happen so badly

05.03.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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05.03.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m so thrilled that THE WESTERNERS made this list of Books to Read in March from @thebookmaven.bsky.social for @latimes.com! Thank you! πŸ₯°πŸ“š

05.03.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. <sigh>

05.03.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A smattering of the guests, books, and films coming to the podcast soon. We’re bringing everybody. No one is doing history like us.

04.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Although, women have proven willing to read about dudes and watch movies about dudes ...

05.03.2026 00:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is a good question (re: gender breakdown in History programs)! My anecdotal guess would also be even, but we might be surprised.

It is probably one of those infinite loops: war books and other books about dudes sell well, so publishers only want to publish those kinds of books.

05.03.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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That's probably just one of many factors

05.03.2026 00:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

<sigh>

04.03.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

if not war then why war shaped

04.03.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 3651 πŸ” 504 πŸ’¬ 109 πŸ“Œ 16

This.

But - one could say the same of history nonfiction, which currently appeals predominantly to men. Is this a women problem?

04.03.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Ha! Half Siamese Half Rag Doll, 100% Chonk.

04.03.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oooh, fun!

04.03.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Love this!

04.03.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Blueskis, in the midst of all The Crazy, there was An Unboxing!

Were the kittehhhhs impressed? Watch and see.

04.03.2026 15:13 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
An election map of Texas showing the counties that voted for Talarico in blue-green and the counties that voted for Crockett in purple (concentrated in the east).

An election map of Texas showing the counties that voted for Talarico in blue-green and the counties that voted for Crockett in purple (concentrated in the east).

Texas Election Hot Take:

This is basically the dividing line between the Texas that is southern and the Texas that is western.

04.03.2026 13:35 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! πŸ₯°πŸ˜˜

04.03.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I can’t wait for you to read it!

04.03.2026 12:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

SO PSYCHED THAT @mkn.bsky.social HAS A NEW BOOK OUT

04.03.2026 00:19 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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03.03.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Living in the city is so wild. It is snowing UP right now …
#46thfloor

03.03.2026 19:29 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hillary Clinton: Your investigation is supposed to be assessing the handling of the prosecutions of Epstein. This failure is designed to protect one political party and one public official rather than to seek justice for the victims. My heart breaks for the survivors and I am furious on their behalf

02.03.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 505 πŸ” 209 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 6
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What the National Park Service Has Flagged Thus Far. It's Much Worse Than I Thought. Note: This is a long post.

I spent hours looking through hundreds of files of materials that have been flagged for review by National Park Service sites around the country. Here is just a small sample of what I found. #NationalParks πŸ—ƒοΈ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

03.03.2026 12:41 πŸ‘ 345 πŸ” 180 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 12

😐

03.03.2026 03:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0