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Sports historian Paul Putz takes his talents to Substack

John Fea   |  December 15, 2023

He’s the best historian of Christianity and sports in the business and now he is taking his talents to Substack. Here is Baylor University historian Paul Putz‘s introduction to “The Spirit of the Game“: Ten years ago I enrolled in […]

Heather Cox Richardson on writing history’s first draft

John Fea   |  October 29, 2022

The Boston College history professor’s Letters from an American is the most read newsletter on Substack. Here is a taste of John Wolfson’s interview with Richardson at Boston College Magazine: How didĀ Letters from an AmericanĀ get its start?I had a Facebook […]

Is the online “newsletter” a new literary genre?

John Fea   |  July 8, 2021

Everyone is on Substack these days. People like Heather Cox Richardson and Andrew Sullivan are making hundreds of thousands of dollars on the platform. Early in the brainstorming process, we chose not to launch Current on Substack. Perhaps I will […]