My latest episode with Tyler Anbinder is a tremendous addition to the Drafting the Past lineup, both because he thinks deeply about the craft of writing and how it applies to historians, and because he taught at least two previous Drafting the Past guests (Lindsay Chervinsky and Andrew Hartman)! So it won't surprise you to learn that Tyler also takes teaching writing to his students (and maybe some of his colleagues) seriously, too. To hear us talk about that, his excellent books on immigrant history in New York City, and more—including the agent who told him he would never write for a popular audience!—listen to the episode here.

There's a little bonus clip for monthly Patreon subscribers with this episode, too. Financial support through Patreon is crucial to keeping the podcast up and running (and free for all), and this sort of small extra is a way to say thanks!

Going on my tombstone: "So many great new books, so little time to read!"

I'm working on more ways to shine the spotlight on great history writing. To that end, I published my first roundup on the Drafting the Past blog of some of the new history books out this week that caught my eye. Get ready to add to your TBR pile, and keep an eye out for some of these authors on future episodes.

And if you like this kind of thing, let me know!