Kate Carpenter
@katecarp.bsky.social
Historian/writer. Creator, @draftingthepast.bsky.social podcast. History of science PhD candidate at Princeton, based in KCMO. Working on a history of storm chasing.
https://draftingthepast.com/
http://kathrynbcarpenter.com/
https://draftingthepast.com/
http://kathrynbcarpenter.com/
I am behind on everything and have a sinus infection and spent the day closely monitoring my child's fluid intake and output, so instead of catching up on emails I am going to read Hamnet and enjoy another world for a while. Aren't we lucky to have novels?
November 26, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I am behind on everything and have a sinus infection and spent the day closely monitoring my child's fluid intake and output, so instead of catching up on emails I am going to read Hamnet and enjoy another world for a while. Aren't we lucky to have novels?
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Hello historians 🗃️! Planning on attending #AHA26 and have book ideas in mind?
Now is a good time to start thinking about contacting editors to meet with in Chicago. It's fun, it's easy, and you'll be chatting with people who love to chat about books! 👇
Now is a good time to start thinking about contacting editors to meet with in Chicago. It's fun, it's easy, and you'll be chatting with people who love to chat about books! 👇
November 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Hello historians 🗃️! Planning on attending #AHA26 and have book ideas in mind?
Now is a good time to start thinking about contacting editors to meet with in Chicago. It's fun, it's easy, and you'll be chatting with people who love to chat about books! 👇
Now is a good time to start thinking about contacting editors to meet with in Chicago. It's fun, it's easy, and you'll be chatting with people who love to chat about books! 👇
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Plus you’ll hear about @katecarp.bsky.social’s favorite pens (and mine)! We shared a lot of excellent nerdy joy here about thinking and writing history.
What a pleasure to talk with @kawulf.bsky.social about her love of all aspects of her work for this episode! You'll hear about the making of her new book, Lineage (@oxfordunipress.bsky.social), and how she keeps writing as director of the @jcblibrary.bsky.social. draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
Episode 76: Karin Wulf Keeps Her Brain Humming Along - Drafting the Past
In this episode, Kate is joined by Karin Wulf, the director and librarian of the John Carter Brown Library, to discuss her new book, Lineage, and her research and writing process.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Plus you’ll hear about @katecarp.bsky.social’s favorite pens (and mine)! We shared a lot of excellent nerdy joy here about thinking and writing history.
I'm on day 2, and I'm pretty sure there is nothing quite so humbling as potty training a toddler.
November 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I'm on day 2, and I'm pretty sure there is nothing quite so humbling as potty training a toddler.
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Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians
Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has published end-of-year lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in the past calendar year. To submit something for inclusion...
contingentmagazine.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
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I remember asking @katecarp.bsky.social if @draftingthepast.bsky.social was a confessional space...I think it is, and I was giddy to get to talk with Kate about the joy of writing history -- and my tremendous good fortune to get to do it. draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
Episode 76: Karin Wulf Keeps Her Brain Humming Along - Drafting the Past
In this episode, Kate is joined by Karin Wulf, the director and librarian of the John Carter Brown Library, to discuss her new book, Lineage, and her research and writing process.
draftingthepast.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I remember asking @katecarp.bsky.social if @draftingthepast.bsky.social was a confessional space...I think it is, and I was giddy to get to talk with Kate about the joy of writing history -- and my tremendous good fortune to get to do it. draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
The trouble with finally having gone to France is that now I just want to go back all the time. Constantly.
November 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The trouble with finally having gone to France is that now I just want to go back all the time. Constantly.
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Thank you @katecarp.bsky.social for the fabulous @draftingthepast.bsky.social swag! I totally approve of your color choice! It coordinates well with my ocean blue office. I had so much fun talking about history writing on your show and look forward to sipping my coffee along with future episodes. 🗃️
November 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Thank you @katecarp.bsky.social for the fabulous @draftingthepast.bsky.social swag! I totally approve of your color choice! It coordinates well with my ocean blue office. I had so much fun talking about history writing on your show and look forward to sipping my coffee along with future episodes. 🗃️
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Western historians: consider this CFP for the digital history lightning round at the 2026 WHA conference in Portland! Great format for discussing work in progress with a supportive audience. Happy to answer any questions. Respond by Wed., Dec. 3. #AmWest 🗃️
WHA 2026 Digital Scholarship Lightning Round - Expression of Interest
Please complete the form below. Someone from the Digital Scholarship Committee will contact you to confirm your acceptance to the lightning round. Contact Sean Fraga, [email protected], with questions.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Western historians: consider this CFP for the digital history lightning round at the 2026 WHA conference in Portland! Great format for discussing work in progress with a supportive audience. Happy to answer any questions. Respond by Wed., Dec. 3. #AmWest 🗃️
I've been mainlining @leahsottile.bsky.social's Hush podcast lately, and it's such good reporting and a completely gripping story: www.opb.org/show/hush/
It also unexpectedly really makes me miss being a journalist.
It also unexpectedly really makes me miss being a journalist.
OPB: Hush
Hush
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November 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I've been mainlining @leahsottile.bsky.social's Hush podcast lately, and it's such good reporting and a completely gripping story: www.opb.org/show/hush/
It also unexpectedly really makes me miss being a journalist.
It also unexpectedly really makes me miss being a journalist.
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It was such a joy to talk with Kate about history writing, teaching, publishing, and so much more. As a long-time listener and first-time talker, it was a dream come true! Thank you @draftingthepast.bsky.social! 🗃️
@uncpress.bsky.social
@uncpress.bsky.social
Ep 75! I talked with @jlepler.bsky.social about her new book, CANAL DREAMERS, from (@uncpress.bsky.social). I loved hearing how she first started researching this book alongside her dissertation, and how she has supported other academics writing second books! draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It was such a joy to talk with Kate about history writing, teaching, publishing, and so much more. As a long-time listener and first-time talker, it was a dream come true! Thank you @draftingthepast.bsky.social! 🗃️
@uncpress.bsky.social
@uncpress.bsky.social
Latest recession indicator: a spam email telling me that I had won a free shopping cart of groceries.
November 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Latest recession indicator: a spam email telling me that I had won a free shopping cart of groceries.
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Spent part of my morning listening to one of my favorites talk about her writing process. Loved every minute! Listen to @jlepler.bsky.social and then go out and buy Canal Dreamers!
draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
Episode 75: Jessica Lepler Knows That Criticism Is Praise – Drafting the Past
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November 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Spent part of my morning listening to one of my favorites talk about her writing process. Loved every minute! Listen to @jlepler.bsky.social and then go out and buy Canal Dreamers!
draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
If you were a podcast guest, would you rather get a travel mug or a notebook as a thank you? (Time to re-order my guest gifts and I'm debating switching things up!)
November 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
If you were a podcast guest, would you rather get a travel mug or a notebook as a thank you? (Time to re-order my guest gifts and I'm debating switching things up!)
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Ep 75! I talked with @jlepler.bsky.social about her new book, CANAL DREAMERS, from (@uncpress.bsky.social). I loved hearing how she first started researching this book alongside her dissertation, and how she has supported other academics writing second books! draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
November 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Ep 75! I talked with @jlepler.bsky.social about her new book, CANAL DREAMERS, from (@uncpress.bsky.social). I loved hearing how she first started researching this book alongside her dissertation, and how she has supported other academics writing second books! draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
My feed is alternating posts about the American Revolution documentary and the Lizza-Nuzzi drama and it is the most bizarre mashup I can imagine.
November 18, 2025 at 2:33 AM
My feed is alternating posts about the American Revolution documentary and the Lizza-Nuzzi drama and it is the most bizarre mashup I can imagine.
Barnes & Noble has managed to put together a list of 23 "best" history books of 2025, 4.5 of which are authored by women. www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/the-bes...
#womenalsoknowhistory <-- sometimes I think we don't need this hashtag anymore, and then I realize I'm very wrong.
#womenalsoknowhistory <-- sometimes I think we don't need this hashtag anymore, and then I realize I'm very wrong.
The Best History Books of 2025 - B&N Reads
Remember why history matters and let the past teach you about how people lived, fought for change and evolved. These are the best history books of 2025.
www.barnesandnoble.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Barnes & Noble has managed to put together a list of 23 "best" history books of 2025, 4.5 of which are authored by women. www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/the-bes...
#womenalsoknowhistory <-- sometimes I think we don't need this hashtag anymore, and then I realize I'm very wrong.
#womenalsoknowhistory <-- sometimes I think we don't need this hashtag anymore, and then I realize I'm very wrong.
I feel like @lizcookkc.bsky.social's substack subscribers should get together to buy this for her for christmas.
"Malort advent calendar" is already such an unhinged concept but every little window just having Malort in it really pushes it over the edge into something transcendently funny
November 15, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I feel like @lizcookkc.bsky.social's substack subscribers should get together to buy this for her for christmas.
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Conducting a very unscientific study via bluesky--please help me out! What motivates you to subscribe/donate/join/pay for an online publication (website or newsletter, doesn't matter). Desire to support? Fun giveaways? Paywalled content? Something else?
November 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Conducting a very unscientific study via bluesky--please help me out! What motivates you to subscribe/donate/join/pay for an online publication (website or newsletter, doesn't matter). Desire to support? Fun giveaways? Paywalled content? Something else?
Conducting a very unscientific study via bluesky--please help me out! What motivates you to subscribe/donate/join/pay for an online publication (website or newsletter, doesn't matter). Desire to support? Fun giveaways? Paywalled content? Something else?
November 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Conducting a very unscientific study via bluesky--please help me out! What motivates you to subscribe/donate/join/pay for an online publication (website or newsletter, doesn't matter). Desire to support? Fun giveaways? Paywalled content? Something else?
New podcast ep 12/23 - yea or nay?
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
New podcast ep 12/23 - yea or nay?
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I love books too! I edit books during the day and then I read books at night to relax! Books are the absolute best
November 12, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I love books too! I edit books during the day and then I read books at night to relax! Books are the absolute best
I love books. They have been my whole thing since I was very small. I have a whole podcast about how great it is that people write books. I'm dreaming up new projects celebrating books and the book ecosystem.
I am all in on books, kids.
I am all in on books, kids.
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I love books. They have been my whole thing since I was very small. I have a whole podcast about how great it is that people write books. I'm dreaming up new projects celebrating books and the book ecosystem.
I am all in on books, kids.
I am all in on books, kids.
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New! Listen to my interview w/ Mary Frances Phillips about her book BLACK PANTHER WOMAN (@nyupress.bsky.social), how the dissertation and book dramatically differ, and the tools she uses, from tech to office supplies. I love how she thinks about play in her process. draftingthepast.com?p=2789
November 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
New! Listen to my interview w/ Mary Frances Phillips about her book BLACK PANTHER WOMAN (@nyupress.bsky.social), how the dissertation and book dramatically differ, and the tools she uses, from tech to office supplies. I love how she thinks about play in her process. draftingthepast.com?p=2789