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New Books in History

Marshall Poe

Booking Overview

Academic history interview show focused on recently published historical research, typically featuring scholars and expert authors discussing their books. Credible pitches include historians, archaeologists, and intellectual-history specialists with a new academic or trade history book; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need substantial scholarly credentials and a timely publication.

Metrics

Episodes: 500

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.1/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Contact Information

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hello@newbooksnetwork.com

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Host

Marshall Poe - Historian, author, and founder of the New Books Network.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
University historians, archaeologists, classicists, and other established scholars with authoritative research and a recently published history book.
Required Achievements:  
Published a scholarly or trade history book, University faculty or research appointment, Recognized expertise in a historical period, region, or intellectual tradition

Recent Guest Discussions

John Davie - Ancient Greek Language, Mythology, Etymology, And The Influence Of Ancient Greece On Contemporary Culture.

Malcolm Murfett - Anthony Eden’s Opposition To Appeasement, Anglo-american Strategy, Japanese Aggression In China, And International Diplomacy In 1937–38.

Jane Draycott - Fulvia’s Political And Military Influence In Ancient Rome, Women’s Roles In The Roman Republic, And The Construction Of Historical Reputation.

Emile Chabal - Eric Hobsbawm’s Life, Marxist Historical Analysis, Intellectual Networks, Journalism, And Influence On Modern Political Debates.

Recent Topics

History, Ancient History, Modern History, Intellectual History, Political History

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
New Books in History
:

Claudia Verhoeven, "Love and Terror: The Helter-Skelter History of the Manson Murders" (Verso, 2026)

September 08, 2026

Love and Terror, The Helter Skelter History of the Manson Murders (Verso, 2026) is the most recent addition to the hundreds of books and films devoted to the killings committed by Charlie Manson’s followers in Los Angeles in August 1969. What is different about this work is that the author Claudia Verhoeven is an intellectual historian whose previous book was on a Russian terrorist who tried to assassinate Tsar Alexander II in 1866. Verhoerven unpacks the various frames through whi...

Mélanie Lamotte, "By Flesh and Toil: How Sex, Race, and Labor Shaped the Early French Empire" (Harvard UP, 2026)

September 07, 2026

From the beginning of the seventeenth century, French colonies and trading posts sprawled across the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. In the first pan-imperial history of the early French Empire in the English language, Mélanie Lamotte shows how an increasingly cohesive legal culture came to govern the lives of enslaved and free people of African, Malagasy, South Asian, and Native American descent. She also illuminates the important role played by these populations in the development of the empire...

Sara McDougall, "Justice for Jehanne: The Tale of a Medieval Survivor" (Princeton UP, 2026)

September 07, 2026

In the winter of 1472, the city of Dijon, France, became the stage for a remarkable legal drama. On the mayor’s orders, an investigator named Jaques Borestel went door-to-door questioning his neighbors about an alleged sexual assault—and about the victim’s history and place in the community. At the center of Jaques’s inquiry was a woman named Jehanne, who took the unusual step of making a criminal complaint in an age when victims of sexual violence did so at their own peril. Justice for ...

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