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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 7h

I am prioritizing reading these three books before the end of the year. What books do you plan to prioritize to read before the end of the year? #histbookchat youtu.be/0q1c8koEkx8?...

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Three Before the End

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Happy Publication Day Nathaniel Philbrick. I read this as an arc, but I can’t wait to reread it in this edition. This was one of the best books I read in 2026 hands down. #histbookchat

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This was the first time I have read an alt history. I liked it. It made me think about it in a different way

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I am currently reading The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough. It is so hard to put this book down. I have read about 30 percent of it. It has suspense, dread, and a compelling story with some interesting characters. If you haven’t read it yet, do it. #histbookchat

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My October TBR is now posted. What do you have planned to read in October? What are your most anticipated reads? youtu.be/E3ivbHKwzHM?... #histbookchat

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Oct. Hopefulls/TBR

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Just finished Linebacker III by Thomas Newman, and I had a lot of fun with this one. I really liked the alternate-history premise of exploring what might have happened in Vietnam if Nixon had remained in office and the events surrounding Watergate had played out differently. #histbookchat

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Here is Episode 4 of my series Reading History Better. We are looking at timelines and how they can help deepen our understanding of the events in the history we are reading. youtu.be/f4ZB6Dqu-Jg?... #histbookchat #bookhistory

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Reading History Better Episode 4: Timelines

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My initial thoughts on The Five by Hallie Rubenhold are that this was a heartbreaking look at the lives of the five women associated with Jack the Ripper. I finished this book thinking a lot about how easily history can remember the killer while forgetting the lives of the victims. #histbookchat

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Here are four narrative nonfiction books that are better than fiction, and read like thrillers. youtu.be/41QBuoEcifc?... #histbookchat #bookhistory

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Nonfiction Thrillers

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Here is my September Reeding Recap! Have you read any of these books, or do you have them on your TBR? youtu.be/ZTSHbN6BluM?... #histbookchat #bookclub #bookhistory

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Sept Reading Wrap Up

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Fifth Sun was the Double Shots and Historic Plots Bookclub pick for September. A Fever in the Heartland was a book about racism in the Midwest. The Girl in Blue is an arc I read which comes out Oct 20. What did you read in September? Did you have a favorite one? #histbookchat

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My review of Fifth Sun by Camilla Townsend, our September pick for the Double Shots and Historic Plots book club. We discuss how the book tells Aztec history through Indigenous sources. Also, what we will be reading in October! #histbookchat youtu.be/mguOj7O5gEg?...

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Here is my review of Fifth Sun by Camilla Townsend. His was the Double Shots and Historic Plots book club pick for September. For October, we will be reading The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold. www.patreon.com/posts/170803... #histbookchat

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Review of Fifth Sun | History Lounge

Camilla Townsend’s Fifth Sun was the September pick for the Double Shots and Historic Plots book club. It tells the history of the Aztecs th

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The 3rd episode of my series Reading History Better is now out! We are talking about footnotes, notes, and the bibliography. Do you use these tools when reading history? If not, let me share with you why you should. youtu.be/TWOEmt3cqsc?... #histbookchat #nonfiction

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Reading History Better Episode 3: The Footnotes

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Reading a great alt history of the Vietnam war. I find this to be so interesting. Alt history is interesting because it lets you take something you already know happened and ask, What if it had happened differently? What is another alt history book that I should read next? #histbookchat

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This week the Slow Burn Through History book club is currently taking book recommendations of biographies, and memoirs. I will have the links to the book club below. We are on Fable and Discord. Chose whichever one you are most comfortable using youtu.be/EcCP-jPXIOw?... #histbookchat #bookhistory

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Fable | Stories for everyone

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Episode 3 of my Series Reading History Better drops on YouTube this Friday Sept 25! Come check it out!   The previous 2 episodes are there as well.  youtu.be/UQf-LvVWHhI?... #histbookchat #historybook #booksky

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Ad for Reading Hsitory Better Ep 3

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I am focusing on three books this week in my reading update. What are you reading this week? youtu.be/vayIMXw0ukk?... #bookhistory #histbookchat #art

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Reading Update for the week of Sept 21

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Dogear @joindogear.com · 22/09/2026

Hello! Jordan here. I started writing a horror novel and saw how little help authors get once a book is out. So I built Dogear. Book clubs with live chat rooms, where authors drop in for talks, signings and guest appearances. joindogear.com #booksky

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Here is Part 2 of my reading series: Reading History Better. www.patreon.com/HistoryLoung... #histbookchat

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Episode 2 of Reading History better is now out! We are exploring how he authors arguments in this episode. youtu.be/eqPg0yi0yCs?... #histbookchat #youtube

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Episode 2 Reading History Better: Finding the Argument

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Thanks for the heads up on that. I haven’t heard it being talked about too much so I wasn’t sure what to expect

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Here is box 2 of 4 of the books I bought at a community book sale. Some really good topics in this box. youtu.be/nmmbE6Z9bno?... #histbookchat #booksky

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Box 2 of Book Haul

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Anyone watched the new Band of Brothers Legacy Documentary? Is so what did you think? I absolutely loved it. Band of Brothers is one of my favorite miniseries of all time. #hbo #bandofbrothers #documentary #ww2

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Last week I went to a community book sale, and check this out. This is box 1 of 4. Most of these are WW2 books with a few other topics thrown in. youtu.be/SuwHIDDU1wQ?... #histbookchat #historybook #youtube

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Box 1 of Book Haul

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Went to a community book sales and bought a ton of awesome used books. I will share next week what I got! #booksky

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Episode one of my new series Reading History Better is here! Check it! Episode two will drop next week!  Let me know if this is helpful. How do you use the maps while reading your history books? youtu.be/yw2YOMIpHMo?... www.patreon.com/HistoryLoung... #histbookchat #historybook #booksky

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Reading History Better: Start with The Maps

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Some lunchtime reading. Fifth Sun is the Double Shots and Historic Plots book club book for September. I have read the intro and chapter 1. It’s pretty good. So far it’s been a lot of background information. What are you reading today? #histbookchat #historybook

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The Gales of November by John U. Bacon is a one of the best maritime history books I have read in a long time. It’s about the Edmond Fitzgerald, its crew, and the disappearance. What book that I should read next? #histbookchat #maritimehistory youtu.be/yREtSINS34I?...

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The Gales of November Review

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Here is my review of The Gales of November. This is a fantastic book about the Edmond Fitzgerald, the crew, and their families. If you haven’t read this book yet, you are missing out on a great reading experience. Sub for free. #histbookchat #historybook www.patreon.com/HistoryLoung...

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Book Review: The Gales of November by John U. Bacon | History Lounge

There are some stories that feel close to home even when they happened generations ago. As someone from Northwest Ohio, I have long heard ab

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Today is National read a book day. What are you reading? #histbookchat #booksky

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Last weekend at the pool. Today I am starting Linebacker III. This is an alt-history of the Vietnam war. What are your thoughts on alt histories? What are you reading today? #histbookchat #historybook #booksky

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I had a great month of reading books. Some of these have become my absolute favorites. Check out my thoughts in the video below. Let me know if you have read these books or if you have them on your TBR. #histbookchat #historybook #bookclub #booksky youtu.be/cOnk_d_JCUo?...

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August Reading Recap

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Just finished A Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan. As someone from the Midwest, I couldn’t believe this happened so close to home. Egan does a great job showing how quickly the KKK spread through communities and politics in the 1920s. A fascinating, disturbing, and important read #histbookchat

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Book Mail! Linebacker III is an alt history of the Vietnam War. I think alt history is an interesting way at looking at history. The Family Behind the Girl Scouts of America is a biography of the Kinzie-Gordon family from his he 1759s to 1950s. #histbookchat #booksky #history

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

If you are interested in reading along with the Double Shots and Historic Plots book club I have some great resources for you. Here is the reading guide to Fifth Sun, which we will be reading in September. www.patreon.com/HistoryLoung... #bookclub #histbookchat #booksky #history

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Reading Guide: Fifth Sun by Camilla Townsend | History Lounge

We are delighted to read Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs by Camilla Townsend as the Double Shots and Historic Plots Book Club choice

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I had a great month of reading. I read some wonderful books during the month of August. A few were carryovers from July, but overall it was pretty good. My favorite book was The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel by Douglas Brunt. How about you? What was your favorite book of August? #histbookchat

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Just finished reading The Gales of November by John U. Bacon. Bacon does a great job bringing the story to life, especially by focusing on the crew, the storm, and the events leading up to that tragic night. #historybook #histbookchat #booksky #nonfiction #history

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