Megan Kate Nelson 📚
@mkn.bsky.social
I am a Colorado-born and raised, Boston-based writer, historian, and Pulitzer Prize Finalist. I am the author of "The Westerners" (2026), “Saving Yellowstone” (2022) and “The Three-Cornered War” (2020). More details at https://megankatenelson.com
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From award-winning historian @mkn.bsky.social an epic account of the creation of the American West in the 19th century, shattering the traditional frontier myth that has dominated popular American culture. The Westerners by Megan Kate Nelson, on sale 3/31/26! https://bit.ly/3NU7J4b
Blueskis. There is now a video.
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I received a media request re: the Okefenokee Swamp, so I have been reading my first book. Which was my dissertation. Which I published more than twenty years ago.
The re-read was as horrifying and as surprisingly okay as you might imagine.
The re-read was as horrifying and as surprisingly okay as you might imagine.
February 10, 2026 at 1:39 AM
I received a media request re: the Okefenokee Swamp, so I have been reading my first book. Which was my dissertation. Which I published more than twenty years ago.
The re-read was as horrifying and as surprisingly okay as you might imagine.
The re-read was as horrifying and as surprisingly okay as you might imagine.
Blueskis, I am the first @draftingthepast.bsky.social guest to return to the pod!
To celebrate, @katecarp.bsky.social and I are going to mix things up a bit. Get ready!
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To celebrate, @katecarp.bsky.social and I are going to mix things up a bit. Get ready!
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February 9, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Blueskis, I am the first @draftingthepast.bsky.social guest to return to the pod!
To celebrate, @katecarp.bsky.social and I are going to mix things up a bit. Get ready!
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To celebrate, @katecarp.bsky.social and I are going to mix things up a bit. Get ready!
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Blueskis, check out @unlawfulentries.bsky.social’s fabulous new website AND her new book!
#booksky #skystorians #writingcommunity
#booksky #skystorians #writingcommunity
I don't have a publicist, therefore I am the publicist. New website for my forthcoming book. Please especially check out the Author Q&A at the end of the page (Why did i write the book? Who's it for?. Journos, pod-casters, museums can find my contact info & how to obtain a bound review copy. 1/
Book - Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship — Anna O. Law
www.annaolaw.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Blueskis, check out @unlawfulentries.bsky.social’s fabulous new website AND her new book!
#booksky #skystorians #writingcommunity
#booksky #skystorians #writingcommunity
Amazing thread. Read it all!
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Amazing thread. Read it all!
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You don’t have to share trumps racist posts. Not about the superbowl. Not about anything.
We could join truth social if we wanted. We’re here though.
We could join truth social if we wanted. We’re here though.
February 9, 2026 at 2:21 AM
You don’t have to share trumps racist posts. Not about the superbowl. Not about anything.
We could join truth social if we wanted. We’re here though.
We could join truth social if we wanted. We’re here though.
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
This one wins the internet this evening
Birnam Wood do come to Dunsinane
the bushes were people 😂
February 9, 2026 at 2:49 AM
This one wins the internet this evening
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Can't wait to hear how this is deeply un-American
February 9, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Can't wait to hear how this is deeply un-American
Go Patriots! Go public history writing!
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@mkn.bsky.social, would you be able to share the thread as well, to help get all this great work to your followers? Thanks!
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Whether you’re most excited for the Super Bowl, the Puppy Bowl, or the Superb Owl, tailgate with my 262nd #ScholarSunday thread of public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, team! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
February 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Go Patriots! Go public history writing!
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I love watching downhill skiing but I do not like listening to the whining drone
February 8, 2026 at 2:42 AM
I love watching downhill skiing but I do not like listening to the whining drone
Essential purchase
February 7, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Essential purchase
Timeline cleanse.
Another photo of the colorful aurora last night near Fairbanks, Alaska taken from the middle of a frozen lake. The show was all around us and overhead!
February 5, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Timeline cleanse.
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In 2018, I heard a story of tunnels beneath Columbus, Ga. They were used to transport enslaved peoples before the Civil War, this person told me. What followed was my pursuit of the truth. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzbP...
Folklore matters—here’s why | Bryan Banks | TEDxColumbus State U
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:56 PM
In 2018, I heard a story of tunnels beneath Columbus, Ga. They were used to transport enslaved peoples before the Civil War, this person told me. What followed was my pursuit of the truth. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzbP...
This is one of the highlights of my career: a lovely blurb from the brilliant @vscharff.bsky.social! 🥰🙏📚
THE WESTERNERS is out March 31, 2026 with @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
THE WESTERNERS is out March 31, 2026 with @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
This is one of the highlights of my career: a lovely blurb from the brilliant @vscharff.bsky.social! 🥰🙏📚
THE WESTERNERS is out March 31, 2026 with @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
THE WESTERNERS is out March 31, 2026 with @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
Given the WaPo news, a PSA from me and @katecarp.bsky.social:
February 4, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Given the WaPo news, a PSA from me and @katecarp.bsky.social:
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Trump to Harvard: 2 billion $
NYT: Harvard to pay 2B$
Harvard: no
Trump: 1B
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations intensify
Trump: 200 million
NYT: Harvard-Trump reach deal
Harvard: no
Trump: 0$
Harvard: ok
NYT: Harvard not paying! Trump loses.
Trump: How about 1B$
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations resume!
NYT: Harvard to pay 2B$
Harvard: no
Trump: 1B
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations intensify
Trump: 200 million
NYT: Harvard-Trump reach deal
Harvard: no
Trump: 0$
Harvard: ok
NYT: Harvard not paying! Trump loses.
Trump: How about 1B$
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations resume!
February 3, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Trump to Harvard: 2 billion $
NYT: Harvard to pay 2B$
Harvard: no
Trump: 1B
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations intensify
Trump: 200 million
NYT: Harvard-Trump reach deal
Harvard: no
Trump: 0$
Harvard: ok
NYT: Harvard not paying! Trump loses.
Trump: How about 1B$
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations resume!
NYT: Harvard to pay 2B$
Harvard: no
Trump: 1B
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations intensify
Trump: 200 million
NYT: Harvard-Trump reach deal
Harvard: no
Trump: 0$
Harvard: ok
NYT: Harvard not paying! Trump loses.
Trump: How about 1B$
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations resume!
An excellent project - documenting these erasures of history at federal sites is a vital part of the #resistance.
Please circulate and share this important resource: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...
The Early Republic Tracker
The Early Republic Tracker documents instances where the federal government is removing facts and stories essential to the public’s understanding American history from public historical sites, muse…
thepanorama.shear.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:38 PM
An excellent project - documenting these erasures of history at federal sites is a vital part of the #resistance.
Just sent off my first guest essay / Op-ed pitch as part of the #bookpromotion process for THE WESTERNERS.
The book pub (in two months!) is feeling really real now, friends!
The book pub (in two months!) is feeling really real now, friends!
February 2, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Just sent off my first guest essay / Op-ed pitch as part of the #bookpromotion process for THE WESTERNERS.
The book pub (in two months!) is feeling really real now, friends!
The book pub (in two months!) is feeling really real now, friends!
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Gonna beg media not to just repeat Trump's obviously bullshit framing in the headlines. Tell readers the truth in the headlines.
Alternatives:
"With Artists and Audience Fleeing, Trump Closes Kennedy Center Indefinitely"
"Trump Says Kennedy Center Needs Renovation, Despite Recent $250M Renovation"
Alternatives:
"With Artists and Audience Fleeing, Trump Closes Kennedy Center Indefinitely"
"Trump Says Kennedy Center Needs Renovation, Despite Recent $250M Renovation"
Breaking news: President Trump said that the Kennedy Center could temporarily close for roughly two years to undergo construction.
https://wapo.st/49VsdCk
https://wapo.st/49VsdCk
February 2, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Gonna beg media not to just repeat Trump's obviously bullshit framing in the headlines. Tell readers the truth in the headlines.
Alternatives:
"With Artists and Audience Fleeing, Trump Closes Kennedy Center Indefinitely"
"Trump Says Kennedy Center Needs Renovation, Despite Recent $250M Renovation"
Alternatives:
"With Artists and Audience Fleeing, Trump Closes Kennedy Center Indefinitely"
"Trump Says Kennedy Center Needs Renovation, Despite Recent $250M Renovation"
Nice to see the musicians at the Grammys doing what the actors at the Golden Globes (with only a few exceptions) did not do:
Taking a clear stand against this hateful, cruel administration and their appalling policies.
Taking a clear stand against this hateful, cruel administration and their appalling policies.
February 2, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Nice to see the musicians at the Grammys doing what the actors at the Golden Globes (with only a few exceptions) did not do:
Taking a clear stand against this hateful, cruel administration and their appalling policies.
Taking a clear stand against this hateful, cruel administration and their appalling policies.
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If any book review editors want a review essay putting these three books in conversation (once @mkn.bsky.social’s comes out), hit me up.
It’s been a good couple of years for western synthesis: Elliott West’s Continental Reckonings, Paul’s book below, and @mkn.bsky.social’s forthcoming book.
Finished reading: The Undiscovered Country by Paul Andrew Hutton 📚
February 1, 2026 at 9:07 PM
If any book review editors want a review essay putting these three books in conversation (once @mkn.bsky.social’s comes out), hit me up.
Reposted by Megan Kate Nelson 📚
As we begin this fraught & crucial Black History Month, & amidst every damn thing else, #ScholarSunday threads carry on—here’s my 261st of public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books from last week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
#ScholarSunday Thread 261 (2/1/26) – Black and White and Read All Over
As we begin this most fraught & most important Black History Month, & amidst every damn thing else, #ScholarSunday threads carry on—here’s my 261st of great public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & f...
blackwhiteandread.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:57 PM
As we begin this fraught & crucial Black History Month, & amidst every damn thing else, #ScholarSunday threads carry on—here’s my 261st of public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books from last week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
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Coming this March- @mkn.bsky.social The Westerners. I have an advance copy sitting on my desk right now. And yes, she’ll be making her third appearance on the pod to go with it.
January 31, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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I cannot even with this Catherine O'Hara news.
January 31, 2026 at 12:29 AM
I cannot even with this Catherine O'Hara news.