Bingo! Find out what AHA members, Council, and staff read to complete the #AHAReads challenge in August in #AHAPerspectives. https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/september-2023/bingo-august-roundup-of-aha-reads-2023

This is probably as far as I am going to make it with #AHAReads but I enjoyed the books and hope they do it again next year!

Next up in #AHAReads -- Read a history that's been on your shelf for too long.

Hmmm. So many to choose from! I selected Maynard Solomon's _Mozart: A Life_ (1995). My parents gave it to me in 1995 and I have been carrying it around ever since. When they gave it to me, I had just played Salieri in my high school's production of _Amadeus_. [1/6]

For my third #AHAReads of the summer I selected a book by an author with a different background from me (if one significant common interest): My Life with Benjamin Franklin by Claude-Anne Lopez, a former editor with the Papers of Benjamin Franklin. @AHAHistorians #histodons @histodons

Next up for #AHAReads -- Read a history published before 2000.

I read J. William Harris's _Plain Folk and Gentry in a Slave Society_, which was published in 1985. [1/3]

The second month of #AHAReads is complete! Find out what AHA members, Council, and staff have been reading to complete the challenge in #AHAPerspectives.https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/summer-2023/second-month-complete-july-roundup-of-aha-reads-2023

Finished my second #AHAReads of the summer, Women of the Post by @joshundasanders. It’s my historical fiction read, part of my ongoing quest to read anything about the #PostOffice, and a rare moment when I actually keep up with something brand-new. The 6888th is finally getting attention for its work during World War II as Sanders brings to life the African-American women who sorted hundreds of thousands of pieces of delayed mail between the European front and the United States. @AHAHistorians

It’s been anodd summer for me with reading, so I’ve o my just finished my first #AHAReads: Nicole Eustace’s Covered with Night. (I’m using my Free Space for this.)

If the Pulitzer isn’t enough of a hint, let me say that this is a fantastic book—beautifully written, deeply researched, sensitive to the politics and culture of Pennsylvanians, Susquehanna, and Haudenosaunee alike. Though framed around the story of a single murder, the book explores deep-seated issues in #VastEarlyAmerica.

Next up on #AHAReads -- read a piece of historical fiction set in the time or place you study.

I chose Edward Jones's _The Known World_ (2003). This book came out when I was in graduate school and I recall that it got a large amount of acclaim at the time. But I wasn't reading a ton of fiction, so I didn't read it when it came out. [1/4]

Next up for #AHAReads : read a graphic history

I read _Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home_ by Nora Krug (2018). In this book, Krug explores what her German ancestors did before, during, and after World War II. She discusses what she learned as a child growing up, what people did and did not talk about, and the questions she wanted answered as an adult. [1/4]

The first month of #AHAReads is complete! Find out what AHA members, Council, and staff have been reading to complete the challenge in #AHAPerspectives. https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/summer-2023/first-month-complete-june-roundup-of-aha-reads-2023

Finished my first book for the AHA Summer Reading Challenge. I did the Spymistress by Jennifer Chiaverini. its tells the story of Elizabeth Van Lew a real spy for the Union right in the heart of Richmond. Having visited many of the sites she mentions, it was quite interesting.

#AHAReads

I decided to do #AHAReads this summer; we'll see how far I get.

First up: "Victory. Stand!" by Tommie Smith. Of all the squares in the challenge, "young readers" is the one where I had the most difficulty coming up with something, so I borrowed this title from the list of @clairepotter - https://clairepotter.substack.com/p/the-answer-to-politicians-banning [1/3]

Please feel free—encouraged even—to share your #AHAReads experience here on Mastodon in general, and historians.social in particular. We’d love to talk about what you’re reading! #EverythingHasAHistory #histodons @AHAHistorians @histodons

It’s the big day: the launch of #AHAReads, our second annual summer reading challenge! https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/aha-reads

It’s the big day: the launch of #AHAReads, our second annual summer reading challenge! https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/aha-reads

#AHAReads, our second annual summer reading challenge, starts next week on June 1! Have you picked out your tasks? What will you be reading? https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/aha-reads

It’s June 1, which means that it’s also Day 1 of the #AHAReads 2023 Summer Reading Challenge from @AHAHistorians! Have you picked out your books yet? #histodons #EverythingHasAHistory @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/aha-reads