Writer. Historian. Wanderer. My third book – The Great Resistance: The 400-Year Fight to End Slavery in the Americas – is out now in the US and 12 Feb in the UK. More info here: linktr.ee/carriegibson76
Carrie Gibson
A little reminder as the US nears its 250th anniversary:
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
#history #booksky
‘All of this left me wondering: which has been worse for me, ribald nights out and wine-soaked dinners with other people, or the lost hours (days? weeks?) of scrolling alone in a dark room?’
This fortnight's offering: carriegibson.co.uk/2026/06/10/c...
Very excited about my upcoming talk with The National Archives! Tune in next Friday (29 May) at 2pm UK/9am EST (which is bedtime Korean time, though I think it's worth it to stay up late on this occasion). www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/whats-on/eve...
Pause the apocalypse for a second and enjoy some of these lovely blooms from Singapore's Botanic Gardens.
OMG I was on PBS! (And if your PBS member station doesn't pick up Story in the Public Square, you can watch it here: www.pbs.org/.../story-in...).
Too busy to read my free, fortnightly newsletter? No problem! Now you can listen to it! carriegibson.co.uk/2026/05/27/c...
Some thoughts on the survival of the book:
carriegibson.co.uk/2026/05/13/c...
💙📚 #booksky
Reposting this for any bluskis in the Atlanta area – come see me this coming Saturday (18 April)! Details below!
🚨If you're free this coming Sunday (12 April 2026), tune into Book Breaks (Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History) where I will be talking about The Great Resistance at 2pm EST (7pm BST). Click below to sign up for a Zoom link!
marketing.gilderlehrman.org/l/941553/202...
Far from the colonists' front lines, Cubans, Mexicans and Spaniards aided the American Revolution.
You can now listen to this essay. Click on the play button above! (7min 37s) There was a time that my packing list for a trip to foreign lands would include, at the very least, a small Lonely Planet p...
It’s difficult to not suffer from information overload at the moment. It feels like every single thought I have about anything at all — let’s say, how to repair a clogged sink — has a YouTube video, a...
Date & Time: April 12, 2026, 02:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Philip McKenzie and I had a LOT to discuss on his excellent podcast. Have a listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3f5r...
or
Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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🚨Attn Atlanta friends! I will be there on 18 April at A Cappella books. Come join us! Details below: www.acappellabooks.com/pages/events...