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Episodes: 551
Frequency: Daily
Rating: 4.1/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
Contact Information
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marshallpoe@gmail.com
hello@newbooksnetwork.com
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Morteza Hajizadeh - Scholar with research interests spanning cultural studies, critical theory, environmental history, medieval intellectual history, Gothic studies, and eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British lite...
Michael Motia - Teacher and scholar of Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Amisah Bakuri - Assistant Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam whose research examines religion, sexuality, gender, and migration, particularly within African diasporic communities in the Netherlands.
Miranda Melcher - Scholar and author focused on post-conflict military integration, treaty negotiation, and implementation in civil-war contexts, including research on Angola and Mozambique.
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Recent Guest Discussions
Michael R. Fischbach - Sirhan Sirhan, Robert F. Kennedy’s Assassination, Palestine, The Arab-israeli Conflict, Political Violence, Displacement, And The Historical Effects Of U.s. Foreign Policy.
Katherine Grandjean - The Harp Murders, Revolutionary-era Kentucky And Tennessee, Political Instability, Violence, Economic Insecurity, And The Hidden Legacies Of The American Revolution.
Glenn Peers - Byzantine Art, Manuscript Illustration, Frescoes, Mosaics, Sculpture, Disability Studies, Gender Studies, Interpretation, Empathy, And Experimental Art-history Writing.
Pablo F. Gomez - The Early Atlantic Slave Trade, Slavery, Measurement, Bodies, Health, Disease, Mortality, Quantification, And The Relationship Between Data And Exploitation.
Anna D. Jaroszyska-Kirchmann - Pierogi, Polish American Identity, Immigration, Foodways, Family And Community Traditions, Culinary Adaptation, Entrepreneurship, And Popular Culture.
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Episodes
Disability: A History of Resistance with David Turner (Random House, 2026)
October 20, 2026
Despite there being more than 16 million disabled people in the UK today, disability rarely features in mainstream accounts of our past. That absence is not down to a lack of evidence: it is a forgotten, suppressed history – the result of deliberate choices about whose histories matter. This remarkable book rectifies this.Disability: A History of Resistance (Random House, 2026) is a story of resistance and ingenuity, full of people who refused to be silenced or pitied. We meet the labourer wh...
Searching for Jane Crow: Black Women and Mass Incarceration in America from the Auction Block to the Cell Block with Talitha LeFlouria (Beacon Press, 2022)
October 20, 2026
In Searching for Jane Crow: Black Women and Mass Incarceration in America from the Auction Block to the Cell Block (Beacon Press, 2022), historian Talitha L. LeFlouria centers Black women at the core of a fresh argument: that the system of mass incarceration was established as protection for the institution of slavery and the profits of enslavers and that this legacy continues today.For centuries, Black women in America have experienced extreme rates of arrest, conviction, and incarceration i...
Spanish Louisiana: Contest for Borderlands, 1763–1803 with Frances Kolb Turnbell (LSU Press, 2024)
October 19, 2026
Sandwiched between the long period of French colonization, and the brief return to the French empire before the Americans enter the scene, the Spanish period of Louisiana's history is often ignored by historians. Yet, according to University of North Alabama historian Frances Kolb Turnbell, scholars of Vast Early America and the American West ignore this three decade period at their own peril. In Spanish Louisiana: Contest for Borderlands, 1763-1803 (LSU Press, 2024), Turnbell argues that the...
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How do I get in touch with New Books in History?
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How many listeners does New Books in History have?
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Who is an ideal guest for New Books in History?
New Books in History typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: University historians, researchers, and other scholars with recognized expertise and a recently published academic or serious trade book grounded in original research. Common among recent guests: Recently published book with an academic or respected trade press; University professorship or established scholarly appointment; Original archival, historical, or interdisciplinary research. Recent guests include Michael R. Fischbach, Katherine Grandjean, and Glenn Peers.
How hard is it to get booked on New Books in History?
Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.
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Recent episodes cover History, Historical Scholarship, Political History, Social History, and Cultural History. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.
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