Rebecca Brenner Graham
@theotherrbg.bsky.social
Brown postdoc | author, Dear Miss Perkins | writing on female millennial popular culture and the American Revolution | rebeccabrennergraham.com
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Review | Her family spied for Germany in WWII. She tried to learn the truth.
In ‘Family of Spies,’ Christine Kuehn wrestles with whether her relatives, who helped pave the way for Pearl Harbor, are monsters.
www.washingtonpost.com
I had the pleasure of reading and the privilege of reviewing FAMILY OF SPIES for @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
cliche but true: I feel really lucky that I got to teach a wonderful group of freshmen this semester. sometimes I feel like I don’t deserve them, but I consistently tried hard, & we had some great moments. And all after I ‘left teaching’ 👩🏻🏫🥹🐻🤎
back on my bullshit. gotta prep the last class to land the plane
December 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
cliche but true: I feel really lucky that I got to teach a wonderful group of freshmen this semester. sometimes I feel like I don’t deserve them, but I consistently tried hard, & we had some great moments. And all after I ‘left teaching’ 👩🏻🏫🥹🐻🤎
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HELLLOOOOOO PLEASE ORDER OATHBREAKERS I HAVE TRIED NOT TO BE A BOTHER ABOUT IT BUT ITS PRETTY GOOD AND NOW IN PAPERBACK AND A PERFECT GIFT AND PLEASE
today is the day! OATHBREAKERS by me & @lollardfish.bsky.social is available as a paperback. Fits in stockings AND under the tree AND works well wrapped for any birthday or gift-giving occasion!
hit up friends at @bookshop.org or any bookstore anywhere
--> bookshop.org/p/books/oath...
hit up friends at @bookshop.org or any bookstore anywhere
--> bookshop.org/p/books/oath...
December 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
HELLLOOOOOO PLEASE ORDER OATHBREAKERS I HAVE TRIED NOT TO BE A BOTHER ABOUT IT BUT ITS PRETTY GOOD AND NOW IN PAPERBACK AND A PERFECT GIFT AND PLEASE
after talking to my helpful & smart agent today, I have to rewrite the draft chapters that I wrote this semester before going on submission. if you know me you know I (1) take feedback well, (2) feel it deeply & hard, (3) bounce back fast. must make peace w/ might not get it right this time either
December 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
after talking to my helpful & smart agent today, I have to rewrite the draft chapters that I wrote this semester before going on submission. if you know me you know I (1) take feedback well, (2) feel it deeply & hard, (3) bounce back fast. must make peace w/ might not get it right this time either
back on my bullshit. gotta prep the last class to land the plane
December 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
back on my bullshit. gotta prep the last class to land the plane
phone updated during the prettiest part of the sunrise. good morning pvd
December 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
phone updated during the prettiest part of the sunrise. good morning pvd
I have a whole Saturday without commitments. I get to work & write — which I LOVE — on ritalin. feeling free & safe #amwriting
a cartoon cat is sitting in a green chair with a pink heart shaped pillow
ALT: a cartoon cat is sitting in a green chair with a pink heart shaped pillow
media.tenor.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I have a whole Saturday without commitments. I get to work & write — which I LOVE — on ritalin. feeling free & safe #amwriting
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Work by contingent historians 👇
don’t miss the 2025 @contingent-mag.bsky.social book list! inclusive & welcoming as ever, Contingent curates a list where the hard part is not getting on it, but rather, the hard part is researching & writing a book while contingent contingentmagazine.org/2025/12/02/2...
2025 Contingent Book List
When you’re shopping for books this season, consider a contingent scholar.
contingentmagazine.org
December 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Work by contingent historians 👇
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don’t miss the 2025 @contingent-mag.bsky.social book list! inclusive & welcoming as ever, Contingent curates a list where the hard part is not getting on it, but rather, the hard part is researching & writing a book while contingent contingentmagazine.org/2025/12/02/2...
2025 Contingent Book List
When you’re shopping for books this season, consider a contingent scholar.
contingentmagazine.org
December 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
don’t miss the 2025 @contingent-mag.bsky.social book list! inclusive & welcoming as ever, Contingent curates a list where the hard part is not getting on it, but rather, the hard part is researching & writing a book while contingent contingentmagazine.org/2025/12/02/2...
Shabbat shalom 📍 temple habonim
December 6, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Shabbat shalom 📍 temple habonim
don’t miss the 2025 @contingent-mag.bsky.social book list! inclusive & welcoming as ever, Contingent curates a list where the hard part is not getting on it, but rather, the hard part is researching & writing a book while contingent contingentmagazine.org/2025/12/02/2...
2025 Contingent Book List
When you’re shopping for books this season, consider a contingent scholar.
contingentmagazine.org
December 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
don’t miss the 2025 @contingent-mag.bsky.social book list! inclusive & welcoming as ever, Contingent curates a list where the hard part is not getting on it, but rather, the hard part is researching & writing a book while contingent contingentmagazine.org/2025/12/02/2...
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I had the pleasure of reading and the privilege of reviewing FAMILY OF SPIES for @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
Review | Her family spied for Germany in WWII. She tried to learn the truth.
In ‘Family of Spies,’ Christine Kuehn wrestles with whether her relatives, who helped pave the way for Pearl Harbor, are monsters.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I had the pleasure of reading and the privilege of reviewing FAMILY OF SPIES for @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
I had the pleasure of reading and the privilege of reviewing FAMILY OF SPIES for @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
Review | Her family spied for Germany in WWII. She tried to learn the truth.
In ‘Family of Spies,’ Christine Kuehn wrestles with whether her relatives, who helped pave the way for Pearl Harbor, are monsters.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I had the pleasure of reading and the privilege of reviewing FAMILY OF SPIES for @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
Reposted by Rebecca Brenner Graham
I got behind the mic to host @bfworld.bsky.social (thanks, @lizcovart.bsky.social!) for a conversation between leaders of the 250th in my two favorite states -- Virginia & Rhode Island. Carly Fiorina (honorary chair of VA250) and Gregg Amore (RI Sec State). benfranklinsworld.com/episode-427-...
Episode 427: How States Are Planning the 250th: Commemorating the American Revolution in 2026
Discover how states are preparing for the 250th anniversary of American independence in 2026.
benfranklinsworld.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I got behind the mic to host @bfworld.bsky.social (thanks, @lizcovart.bsky.social!) for a conversation between leaders of the 250th in my two favorite states -- Virginia & Rhode Island. Carly Fiorina (honorary chair of VA250) and Gregg Amore (RI Sec State). benfranklinsworld.com/episode-427-...
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Quality Lil' Rhody content here!
But I want the ~4 people to stop exclaiming “it’s empty,” bewildered like they’ve never interacted with rhode island
December 2, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Quality Lil' Rhody content here!
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Today I got a funny and affirming email about my book from a scholar I admire a lot. It felt GREAT.
Resolution to keep sending enthused emails to people whose books I read and appreciate!
Resolution to keep sending enthused emails to people whose books I read and appreciate!
December 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Today I got a funny and affirming email about my book from a scholar I admire a lot. It felt GREAT.
Resolution to keep sending enthused emails to people whose books I read and appreciate!
Resolution to keep sending enthused emails to people whose books I read and appreciate!
big productivity hopes and dreams for my 6hr JFK layover lol 🗽
December 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
big productivity hopes and dreams for my 6hr JFK layover lol 🗽
from this morning’s walk
November 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
from this morning’s walk
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Dear Miss Perkins is on sale for twenty dollars www.amazon.com/Dear-Miss-Pe...
November 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Dear Miss Perkins is on sale for twenty dollars www.amazon.com/Dear-Miss-Pe...
sound of coffee brewing as I #amwriting in bed
November 30, 2025 at 11:39 AM
sound of coffee brewing as I #amwriting in bed
I tried both water slides and ‘the jump’ and fully dipped into the Caribbean.
I ordered a margarita, which I haven’t enjoyed yet, bc I got locked on my balcony in the taking of this photo. called the hotel and waiting for someone to free me 🤞🏼
I ordered a margarita, which I haven’t enjoyed yet, bc I got locked on my balcony in the taking of this photo. called the hotel and waiting for someone to free me 🤞🏼
November 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I tried both water slides and ‘the jump’ and fully dipped into the Caribbean.
I ordered a margarita, which I haven’t enjoyed yet, bc I got locked on my balcony in the taking of this photo. called the hotel and waiting for someone to free me 🤞🏼
I ordered a margarita, which I haven’t enjoyed yet, bc I got locked on my balcony in the taking of this photo. called the hotel and waiting for someone to free me 🤞🏼
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Frances Perkins=American heroine, should be much MUCH better known.
Dear Miss Perkins is on sale for twenty dollars www.amazon.com/Dear-Miss-Pe...
November 29, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Frances Perkins=American heroine, should be much MUCH better known.
Dear Miss Perkins is on sale for twenty dollars www.amazon.com/Dear-Miss-Pe...
November 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Dear Miss Perkins is on sale for twenty dollars www.amazon.com/Dear-Miss-Pe...
a lot of rain for the rest of my trip. But I brought ritalin! And am in a resort! so,
tonight: draft chapter edits
Saturday: award application and conference application
Sunday: two book review pitches and start prepping Tuesday’s class
tonight: draft chapter edits
Saturday: award application and conference application
Sunday: two book review pitches and start prepping Tuesday’s class
November 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
a lot of rain for the rest of my trip. But I brought ritalin! And am in a resort! so,
tonight: draft chapter edits
Saturday: award application and conference application
Sunday: two book review pitches and start prepping Tuesday’s class
tonight: draft chapter edits
Saturday: award application and conference application
Sunday: two book review pitches and start prepping Tuesday’s class
this morning I walked a 5k to paradise island and back mainly to see the hotel from the Mary-Kate & Ashley movie
November 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
this morning I walked a 5k to paradise island and back mainly to see the hotel from the Mary-Kate & Ashley movie