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Reminder for folks: I’ll be talking next week at the University of Rochester. Will be good times!

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I didn’t intend for the covers of the Seaborn series to be French, yet here we are. 🇫🇷 I bet they pair nicely with a superb Pinot Noir.* *Note: until you make me a bestseller I cannot afford said wine.

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Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions. Authors, search your name here: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

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I just turned in the twin US/UK copy-edits for this book. I’m exhausted and excited … and humbled by how much better it is now. Copy-editors are the unsung heroes of publishing. Pre-order now and see how good they are this fall!

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A truly fascinating period of history … that I very much wanted to remain history. Go grab this book, folks.

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Friends in and around upstate New York: I’ll be giving a lecture at the University of Rochester on March 25, and I’d love to see you there! events.rochester.edu/event/neilly...

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I feel this.

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Two years ago today was one of the most thrilling moments of my life when I captured this sunrise eruption of Guatemala's Volcán de Fuego. My drone was much closer than I realized, and the eruption was the largest I saw in my two days up there. I may never again film something as remarkable as this:

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Apologies, folks. I’m trying to set up an online shop for buying my books direct, and it was inadvertently sending product pages here! Nothing is ready yet!

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And just like that, @lollardfish.bsky.social inadvertently provided a blurb to be jealous of! 🙏 “One of the great public medievalists of the times.” — David M. Perry

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Folks are posting about how cool the covers for the SEABORN books look, and they’re right! But damn they’re even more amazing in reality. The gold is so shiny! #BookSky

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These covers are so stunning

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These are on my TBR list, and I look forward to reading them, but I also just want to say how much I love these covers--individually and as a thematic trio. They're just beautiful. #BookSky

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Print and e-copies of ICEBORN, book 2 of the Seaborn Cycle, are out now in the UK … US on April 1. And you won’t wait long for book 3! STORMBORN will be released on July 3 in the UK and September 23 in the US. Pre-order! Boost! Review!

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I really enjoyed being a guest on Mike's excellent show on Chateau-Gaillard. Having watched the finished product I would definitely recommend it! He's a great historian and presenter. Having the opportunity to do filming in such a fantastic location was a great experience.

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Look, I know there’s a lot going on. But also I discovered “Ghosts UK” this week and it’s marvelous. So that’s some good in the world.

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Sent to me by a friend abroad: My book is in the @britishlibrary.bsky.social bookshop. 😳 I never would have dreamed it possible. 🥹 🙏

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Out today: a show on Richard the Lionheart’s Chateau-Gaillard. It’s a magnificent castle with a terrific history, and I hope you’ll find we did it justice. If you’re not familiar, History Hit is like Netflix for history documentaries. Subscribe and enjoy! access.historyhit.com/what-s-new/v...

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Rob’s map is not just well researched but aesthetically beautiful, as well. Really remarkable work.

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Thrilled to reveal the US/UK covers for my next big academic book, a one-volume history of the (Two) Hundred Years War! October 9 in the UK from @headofzeus.bsky.social and October 21 in the US from Basic Books. Livingston completists will obviously want to pre-order both! 1/

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This is tremendously cool, and among the presently few glimmers of the good AI can do. 👍

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In the coming weeks I’ll announce a flurry of things, from a new documentary to multiple new book covers and talks. So if you want me to appear at your school/program/event, get in contact soon. Dance card is filling up quick!

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Glad you’ve enjoyed the distractions, though I’d gladly trade for a timeline not in need of them!

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The Siege of Belgrade (1456) - a new episode of Bow & Blade with @michaellivingston.com and Kelly DeVries https://www.medievalists.net/2025/02/the-siege-of-belgrade-1456/ #militaryhistory #podcasts

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Seventy years ago today, Claudette Colvin was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. John Bollard has a great new book coming out with her story and many others. www.protestingwithrosaparks.com/prp-blog/cla...

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