Free book talk on HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, hosted by the Linda Hall Library: Thurs Dec 4th, 7-8pm CST (8-9pm EST) Register at link below. 1/ 💙📚 🧪 🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH events.lindahall.org/humansamonst...

I talked with @bethbarany.bsky.social about how curating an exhibition got me into monsters; on what makes a good #SFF monster; #StarTrek’s Borg Collective; and lessons from Monsters, Inc. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! 1/ 💙📚 🗃 #histsci #politics #HAMH writersfunzone.com/blog/2025/11...

Happy Halloween! Here's a thread of some of my monstery essays, and a link to register for my next book talk, hosted by the Linda Hall Library: Thurs Dec 4th, 7-8pm CST (8-9pm EST) 1/ 💙📚 🧪 🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH events.lindahall.org/humansamonst...

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Halloween special on the @prospectmagazine.co.uk #podcast! I chatted with editors @aloner.bsky.social & @ellenhalliday.bsky.social about HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, and "monstrification": 1/n 💙📚 🗃 #politics #monsters #monstertober #spookyseason #HAMH

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Delighted that HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY was featured in @neilmackay.bsky.social's Long Read column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social! It was a pleasure to chat with Neil. 1/2 #monsters #politics #sociology #psychology #folklore 💙📚 🗃 #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH

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Natalie Lawrence (ENCHANTED CREATURES) and I (HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY) were interviewed by @kensycoop.bsky.social on the @manymindspod.bsky.social #podcast! Some monster-making egs we explored: 1/ 💙📚 🧪🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #psychology #HAMH 🧵

Monsters and their makers - DI...

I spoke with screenwriter and novelist @colehaddon.bsky.social about the links between politics and pop culture, the entangled history of humans and monsters, and (in a second episode) an iconic double episode of #StarTrek #TNG. 1/ 💙📚 🗃 #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #politics #HAMH 🧵

"It's up to us whether to worry about whether we're monsters or to celebrate uniqueness. And in the monster there is beauty." I got to chat with host Alexis Pedrick in the studio for the Distillations podcast at @sciencehistory.org. Listen now: 💙📚 🧪 🗃 #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #HAMH

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ICYMI: Book talks from @histfest.bsky.social at @britishlibrary.bsky.social are on the British Library's YouTube channel! Here's the link to my conversation with @k8lister.bsky.social about HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY. 💙📚 🗃 #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #politics #HAMH

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Thrilling panel at @edbookfest.bsky.social with @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social! @yassmin.bsky.social was our chair & interlocutor. For a 30% discount on HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY from @ucpress.bsky.social, 1/ 💙📚 🗃 #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #politics #HAMH #edbookfest

It was a pleasure to chat with @sixteenthcgirl.bsky.social on Not Just The Tudors about HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, a history of the idea of "human" from antiquity to the present. 🧵 💙📚 🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH podfollow.com/not-just-the...

Not Just the Tudors

Time for another 🧵 on #monsters in British history and culture! And if you’re anywhere near #Edinburgh, come over to the #EdBookFest on Friday 15 Aug, 1:30-2:30pm, to chat with me and @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social! 1/🧵 Today: an eg of #Shakespeare’s #monsters #earlymodern #politics #HAMH 💙📚 🗃

Looking ahead to my#EdBookFest appearance in #Edinburgh next Friday with @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social, let’s spend a few days examining monsters, and monster-making in British history! 1/🧵 💙📚 🗃 #medieval #gender #histsci #histmed #climate #politics #HAMH www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

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HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY from @ucpress.bsky.social is six months old today! But what exactly is a monster, and why does it matter? Image: me at @vromansbookstore.bsky.social for a book convo event with @mkn.bsky.social! 1/🧵 💙📚 🗃🧪 #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #SFF #monsters #politics #HAMH

I'll be LIVE on the Colin McEnroe show on @ctpublic.bsky.social, an eclectic culture, history, science, & books show, July 31 somewhen between 1-2pm ET, talking about, HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY! 1/ 💙📚🧪🗃 #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #politics #HAMH www.ctpublic.org/show/the-col...

The Colin McEnroe Show

I was interviewed by @tespiteri.bsky.social for the @hpspodcast.bsky.social We talked about my boomerang-like relationship with #histsci & HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, a sweeping history from earth to outer space. 💙📚 🧪🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histmed #politics #HAMH #arthistory 🧵/

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Humans: A Monstrous History in the wild! Photos of the book with your pets / on holiday / in your #TBR pile welcome! Check the thread to learn what happens to the mirror in high humidity. We'll have to check what happens to it on Oct 31. If you use the #HAMH hashtag, we can find your book photos!

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ICYMI: "There are no monsters, and all of them are real." I spoke with @kawulf.bsky.social, director of the @jcblibrary.bsky.social Library, about, HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY. The recording: 1/2 💙📚 🗃 #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #monsters #politics #HAMH www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDch...

My convo with @k8lister.bsky.social at @histfest.bsky.social is streamable. Check it out for the origin story of HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, monster as “category-breaker”, Beowulf, the Muppets, astrobiology, politics, and more! 1/2 💙📚 🧪🗃 #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #politics #HAMH

HistFest: Humans: A Monstrous ...

HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY is a @bookculture.com staff pick! 1/n The book is a history of humanity from antiquity to the present told through ideas about monsters and monster-making. 💙📚 🧪 🗃 #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH www.bookculture.com/book/9780520...