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Get ready! The #AHAReads summer reading challenge starts in June. Who among us is not spoiled for choice in the category: "a history that has been sitting on your shelf too long"?! : https://www.historians.org/news-publications/aha-reads/?_zs=rIbma&_zl=B7bV4

Finished the 3fold #AHAReads summer challenge just under the wire! For historical fiction set in the period/place I study, I picked North Woods by Daniel Mason, which like my current book in progress, covers the #US from colonial period to present. Unlike my book, the novel focuses on one place in western #Mass. Listened to the audiobook, & can confirm that the book merits the hype: https://www.npr.org/2023/09/19/1200166912/book-review-daniel-mason-north-woods

Still working on my #AHAReads summer challenge. For #hist of a place I visited this summer, I picked Postwar: A History of Europe since 1945 by Tony Judt. Compulsively readable in part bcs it explains so much about recent & current politics. Ive been telling everyone I know (99% of whom are not @histodons) to read it. Note, it is very very very long. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postwar:_A_History_of_Europe_Since_1945

Started w a #history of Indigenous people that has been in my stack: the bestselling Indigenous Peoples' History of the #US. Dunbar-Ortiz tackles her near-impossible task of addressing myriad peoples in an accessible book by focusing on #US military & wars, drawing a straight line to 21st c conflicts #AHAReads https://www.beacon.org/An-Indigenous-Peoples-History-of-the-United-States-P2023.aspx

Late to the party on #AHAReads the #history summer reading challenge, but aiming to complete my 3 tasks. https://www.historians.org/news-publications/aha-reads/?_zs=rIbma&_zl=fed94

Finished #AHAReads w the historical novel When Women Were Dragons. Pairs well with Lessons in Chemistry, The Handmaid's Tale, #Barbie and 2023. Plus dragons! And a rare book set in my home state of Wisconsin (mid 20th century). Highly recommend! #SummerReading

For a history by someone from a different background, I read Strangers from Another Shore A #History of Asian Americans by Ronald Takaki (1989 ed), which I appreciated as a #USHistorian, #LegalHistorian and #propertyProf #AHAReads.

Checked off 2 more squares on my #AHAReads summer reading bingo card, and learned some new historical tidbits #histodons
X Terrible Tudors for young readers
X Queer There and Everywhere, a banned book, also for young readers, with bios of queer public figures from the Roman Empire to present. Deservedly award winning!

First bingo in #AHAReads!
#history of a place I know little about - #Mexico. Shawcross follows not only Archduke Maximillian but also his wife the Belgian princess Carlotta in this fast-paced tales of European egos attempting to shape North America while US is occupied by its Civil War.

Continuing #AHAReads w a history of my local community & wondering how many books I can read w/o earning Bingo! #CambridgeMA #history

Making progress on my #AHAReads bingo card!
✔️Secret History of Wonder Woman(on my shelf too long)
✔️The Vanishing American: White Attitudes & Am Indian Policy published in 1982 (well before 2000)

With H/T to @hnet_reviews for the book rec, picked The Middle Ages: A Graphic History for my first @AHAHistorians #AHAReads

There is also a version for kids! #AHAReads

Oooh, it's time for the 2d Annual #AHA summer reading challenge, now with bingo cards! Summer reading for grown-ups + #history -- what's not to love?! #AHAReads https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/may-2023/join-us-for-ahareads-2023-the-second-annual-aha-summer-reading-challenge