BookPegged
@BPegged
Book reviewer. BookTuber at The History Shelf. Dog person. Tea fanatic. Deliciously different.
New Christian Books: Theology, History, & More from @ivpress @ZonderAcademic @Fortresspress @litpress @PAULISTPRESS @wipfandstock @broadleaf_books @eerdmansbooks @UNDPress youtu.be/W6BWMh10l6E?si… via @YouTube

Books Incoming! Juicy New University Press History Arrivals from @yalepress @UChicagoPress @ColumbiaUP @PrincetonUPress @JHUPress @stanfordpress @UIowaPress @UNDPress youtu.be/Sd6jWGan-O0 via @YouTube

Goodbye, History Book Club: Last Books/Final Thoughts youtu.be/ugFdWhFUAXg?si… via @YouTube

Thanks so much, @LWestwoodAuthor! This book dropped some scales from my eyes...a fluent take on how the Americas came to be. Can't recommend it enough!
Fantastic review from Peggy @bpegged of America, América: A New History of the New World by @GregGrandin from @TorvaBooks #BookReview #History
Alarmed by today’s rampant nativism? The 19th century suggests you hold its beer. Read my book review of Strangers in the Land by @michaelluo (@doubledaybooks) at the Washington Independent Review of Books: washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/str…

An original and impressive new interpretation of the history of the Americas explains the impact and influence of Latin America on the United States and vice versa. Read my book review of America, America by @GregGrandin (@penguinpress) at @BookBrowse: bookbrowse.com/mag/reviews/in…

My author interview with Patrick Kirk reveals the rich, researched world of WWI fiction in his Tom Dickerson series. Give a watch, and support indie authors! @PKKirk2 youtu.be/fhA3S2hR3NI

New Literary Fiction: My Summer TBR & Giveaway with Books from @EuropaEditions @PublishFortis @nickberg3 @ScribnerBooks @RegalHouse1 @doubledaybooks @Tin_House @groveatlantic @AvidReaderPress @simonschuster @SamHawleywriter youtu.be/Lwr08CF3EvA?si… via @YouTube 🤩

A warning to the young: just say no to AI engelsbergideas.com/essays/a-warni…
One of the best recent biographies of Charles Sumner, period. Cannot recommend this enough! Hats off to Zaakir Tameez (@ztameez) for this absorbing life portrait. If we only had a Sumner in Congress today!! @HenryHolt publishersweekly.com/9781250362551

Check out my first review for the Historical Readers Club! I loved The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater (@StiefvaterArg) (@VikingBooks) and you can find out why by joining the Club for $12 annually, plus you'll have access to my monthly reviews! historythroughfiction.com/historical-rea…

A dark and personal history of Native American boarding-schools and the lingering impacts upon the Ojibwe community. Read my book review of Medicine River by Mary Annette Pember (@mapember) (@PantheonBooks) at WiRoB: washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/med…

This was an enjoyable new mystery find for me! Check out my review of Vested Interest by Baily Herrington (@PressGatekeeper) at Foreword: forewordreviews.com/reviews/vested…

New Nonfiction Books from @fsgbooks @BloomsburyPub @penguinusa @StMartinsPress @HenryHolt @rarebirdsbooks @ChironPub and more! youtu.be/Ln7Te7iRBS4?si… via @YouTube

Great review by Peggy @BPegged of The Elimination by Rithy Pahn and Christophe Bataille, trans. John Cullen, first pubbed back in 2013 by @otherpress rereleased April 2025 with new introduction
This autobiography is riveting...a true portrait of how ideology run amok can transform human beings into mindless monsters. Read my book review of The Elimination by Rithy Panh and Christophe Bataille (@otherpress) at @ShelfAwareness: shelf-awareness.com/sar-issue.html…
Thank you to Peggy from The History Shelf for featuring "The Life of Samuel H. Walker" in her latest YouTube video! @BPegged Check out Peggy's video here: tinyurl.com/4xuda6vx #booktube #youtube #historybooks
This autobiography is riveting...a true portrait of how ideology run amok can transform human beings into mindless monsters. Read my book review of The Elimination by Rithy Panh and Christophe Bataille (@otherpress) at @ShelfAwareness: shelf-awareness.com/sar-issue.html…

One of my favorite WWII fiction writers does it again! Read my review of The Second Sun by P.T. Deutermann (@StMartinsPress) at Historical Novels Review: historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/the-se…

I had a lovely time discussing the Tale of the English Templar with Helena P. Schrader (@helenaschrader). The novel is a powerful and moving story with lessons still relevant today. I highly recommend it! youtu.be/ryrMl9i4IA0

Join your favorite history readers on YouTube for a fun Saturday Reads livestream, June 14, 2:00 p.m. MT. Get ready for some book recs and laughs! youtube.com/live/biYn0EVvV…
