I Σertainly understand my "geek" letters, but did not design the cover. 😊

Thanks so much for your support, Ned! 🥰

For almost ten years, I've wanted to publish a book in line with what I do in the Literature and History podcast. Now I'm doing it!

My first book, The Odyssey: An Illustrated Guide is coming out in June of 2026 with Simon and Schuster. I wrote it for all ages and backgrounds. More soon!

This conversation absolutely made my day. I've probably said "The Bible is an anthology of documents from different historical periods" a dozen times in the podcast (the phrase sounds neutral and respectful, which is what I intend). However, "weird bad PDF" is rather ingenious, @andreagrimes.com. 😄

The darkest, bloodiest mythological cycle from ancient Greece, retold by greecepodcast.com and I in a new interview!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK7e...

Also available as an audio podcast at greecepodcast.com.

Yay! Literatureandhistory.com got a write up in the New York Times! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/a...

I hope you like it! Some of Eliot's earlier work is a little saccharine but that one is tremendous!

Just released, part 2 of a 3-part podcast series on THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD!: literatureandhistory.com/episode-115-.... Based on classical and modern biographies and hadiths, 02:16:00, soundtracked, peer reviewed, and part of our long series on early Islamic history. 😊

New podcast episode from literatureandhistory.com! This one covers the life of the Prophet Muhammad from ~570-622 CE. 02:22:00, soundtracked, no ads, peer-reviewed, AND SUPPORTED BY MY AWESOME LISTENERS! ❤️ I hope you guys like it! Links to the show are here: literatureandhistory.com/episode-114-...

Thank you for listening to that!

It's #bloomsday - the day on which James Joyce's novel Ulysses takes place (June 16th, 1904). Everyone can and should read this book - here's why! #jamesjoyce #ulysses

Ooooh, thank you, Aven! Thanks for watching. He was family, but he also had a tremendously fun life and he passed away with all of the accomplishments and illustriousness that a canine can have. 😊

Thank you! He was a thunderbolt, that puppy. 😊

Parker's Song YouTube video by Literature and History Podcast

I wrote this song about my dog, who passed away a few weeks ago. I hope you'll watch it and see what a magnificent creature he was. ♥️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTVW... #chocolatelab #doglife

That's so awesome! What a way to learn a poem, too - just getting it in your head at the end of an exam! ☺️

Happy birthday, Gwendolyn Brooks! (June 7th, 1917) She was one of my favorite poets growing up. #GwendolynBrooks #booksky #poetryisnotdead

Same here - same start, same procession through the others! That's awesome! 😎

Happy birthday, Thomas Hardy! (June 2nd, 1840) Here's a synopsis of his career and a reading of my favorite poem in literature! #thomashardy #booksky

Happy birthday, Walt Whitman! (May 31st, 1819) #waltwhitman #booksky

Happy birthday, Ralph Waldo Emerson! (May 25th, 1803.) Here's a three-minute summary of why Emerson was such a colossus. #ralphwaldoemerson #booksky #philosophy

After millions of downloads, and 300 hours of episodes, I thought I'd finally give a look behind the scenes at literatureandhistory.com! Nothing glamorous - just lots of hard work and fun.❤️ #booksky

From Hitchhiker to PhD in Ancient Philosophy: My Unlikely Journey YouTube video by Lantern Jack

I interviewed Lantern Jack of Ancient Greece Declassified recently. We talked about his show and both being PhDs turned podcasters - he's a really interesting guy!: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kufa.... He also interviewed me about ancient novels recently, too: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zrU...

Annie, you are a prolific reader beyond just about anyone I've ever known! ☺️ (I live Saul Bellow, too.)

Happy birthday to Honoré de Balzac! Here's a summary of one of literature's greatest novelists in three minutes.
#balzac #booksky Links to Père Goriot:
(Read it for free:) www.google.com/books/editio...
(Listen to it for free:)
librivox.org/father-gorio...

Ever wanted to learn about Arabic literature? Here's a good place to start!
literatureandhistory.com/episode-112-...
#arabicpoetry #booksky

Listen to audiobooks and check out e-books FOR FREE from your local library! This is not a paid promotion. I just wanted to make sure everybody who listens to my show and educational podcasts like mine ALSO knows about Libby (libbyapp.com). #LIBBY PEOPLE ARE COOL! #booksky @libbyapp.com

You can actually read Hume - he was the product of a brief time in British empiricism when excellent writing was cool.

It's the philosopher David Hume's birthday! (May 7th, 1711) My favorite quote in ALL philosophy comes from Hume (it's at the end of this short video).
#philosophyquotes #davidhume

Love it! That's about the same as mine. This was "feeling excited and feisty, time to do some heavy duty reading" music. 🤣

This guitar riff popped into my head when I was at the library the other day.
#libraries #library #publiclibrary #booksky