Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
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ABOUT HISTORATHON:
Historathon is a year-long celebration of reading historical nonfiction. The goal is to read, discuss, and spotlight works of history, and to encourage reluctant readers to give history a try. The calendar year will be divided into three-month long segments, with each segment focusing on a particular period of time:
Block 1: January - March (Prehistory - 500 CE)
Block 2: April - June (500 - 1500)
Block 3: July - September (1500 - 1820)
Block 4: October - December (1820 - Present)
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HOST AND COHOSTS:
Vin @revenantreads
Peggy @TheHistoryShelf
John @NicholasOfAutrecourt
Mark @BookTimewithElvis
Bill @billruttenberg
Fred @ReadbyFred
Erica @passageoftime8561
Gareth @bookssongsandothermagic
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HISTORATHON ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEOS:
My announcement: youtu.be/wmHjliUb3Cw
Vin’s announcement: youtu.be/MkzJ1BKpmG4
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OTHER VIDEOS MENTIONED:
Erica’s prehistory recommendations: youtu.be/ZpCCIpX6qVo
John David’s Jan-March recommendations: youtu.be/u9XALCTXBYs
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BOOKS MENTIONED:
Physical books:
Teotihuacan: Ciudad excepcional de Mesoamérica, Linda Rosa Manzanilla Naim
Los Olmecas, Jacques Soustelle
Los Orígenes del Poder en Mesoamérica, Enrique Florescano
A New Compact History of Mexico (Historia Mínima de México), multiple authors
Profetas del pasado, Christopher Domínguez Michael
Dragons, Serpents and Slayers, Daniel Ogden
Audiobooks:
SPQR, Mary Beard
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World, David W. Anthony
The Invaders: How Humans and Their Dogs Drove Neanderthals to Extinction, Pat Shipman
Ebooks:
Pagans and Christians: In the Mediterranean World from the Second Century AD to the Conversion of Constantine, Robin Lane Fox
The Cult of the Saints: Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity, Peter Brown
The Early Church: The Story of Emergent Christianity, Henry Chadwick
Middle Grade:
The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Rome: A Handbook for Time Travelers, Jonathan W. Stokes & David Sossella (Ilust)
You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Greek Athlete, Michael Ford & David Antram (ilust)
Who Was Confucius?, Michael Burgan & Robert Squier (ilust)
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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:22 - What is Historathon?
1:12 - About my TBR
3:04 - Physical books
12:31 - Audiobooks
15:28 - Ebooks
18:13 - Middle grade books
21:10 - Outro
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ME, ELSEWHERE:
Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks
Goodreads: goodreads.com/marianamasbooks
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ABOUT HISTORATHON:
Historathon is a year-long celebration of reading historical nonfiction. The goal is to read, discuss, and spotlight works of history, and to encourage reluctant readers to give history a try. The calendar year will be divided into three-month long segments, with each segment focusing on a particular period of time:
Block 1: January - March (Prehistory - 500 CE)
Block 2: April - June (500 - 1500)
Block 3: July - September (1500 - 1820)
Block 4: October - December (1820 - Present)
***
HOST AND COHOSTS:
Vin @revenantreads
Peggy @TheHistoryShelf
John @NicholasOfAutrecourt
Mark @BookTimewithElvis
Bill @billruttenberg
Fred @ReadbyFred
Erica @passageoftime8561
Gareth @bookssongsandothermagic
***
HISTORATHON ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEOS:
My announcement: youtu.be/wmHjliUb3Cw
Vin’s announcement: youtu.be/MkzJ1BKpmG4
***
OTHER VIDEOS MENTIONED:
Erica’s prehistory recommendations: youtu.be/ZpCCIpX6qVo
John David’s Jan-March recommendations: youtu.be/u9XALCTXBYs
***
BOOKS MENTIONED:
Physical books:
Teotihuacan: Ciudad excepcional de Mesoamérica, Linda Rosa Manzanilla Naim
Los Olmecas, Jacques Soustelle
Los Orígenes del Poder en Mesoamérica, Enrique Florescano
A New Compact History of Mexico (Historia Mínima de México), multiple authors
Profetas del pasado, Christopher Domínguez Michael
Dragons, Serpents and Slayers, Daniel Ogden
Audiobooks:
SPQR, Mary Beard
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World, David W. Anthony
The Invaders: How Humans and Their Dogs Drove Neanderthals to Extinction, Pat Shipman
Ebooks:
Pagans and Christians: In the Mediterranean World from the Second Century AD to the Conversion of Constantine, Robin Lane Fox
The Cult of the Saints: Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity, Peter Brown
The Early Church: The Story of Emergent Christianity, Henry Chadwick
Middle Grade:
The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Rome: A Handbook for Time Travelers, Jonathan W. Stokes & David Sossella (Ilust)
You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Greek Athlete, Michael Ford & David Antram (ilust)
Who Was Confucius?, Michael Burgan & Robert Squier (ilust)
***
VIDEO CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:22 - What is Historathon?
1:12 - About my TBR
3:04 - Physical books
12:31 - Audiobooks
15:28 - Ebooks
18:13 - Middle grade books
21:10 - Outro
**
ME, ELSEWHERE:
Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks
Goodreads: goodreads.com/marianamasbooks
