This is a great interview (if I can say so), but I also want to say that MORE PEOPLE SHOULD BE READING THIS BOOK. It was so good, and I just don't think it has gotten enough attention.
Kate Carpenter
Is there a book you've always wanted to write, but you haven't jumped in? Then this week's episode is for you. I talked with @profbrooks.bsky.social about her brilliant new book, THE MOYS OF NEW YORK AND SHANGHAI (@ucpress.bsky.social), and how she brought its characters to life. šļø #skystorians
Itās not every day that I find myself so invested in the characters of a history book that I stay up way past my bed time to find out what happens next, but thatās exactly what happened when I read th...