![]() It's a great way to test out what people care about – what they think about and what they like. "And it's good for me as well really, to connect with people as I go, because it's a source of great ideas. ![]() That's why I've gone live in this room where all my books are, where I work. And people like to see the process, and they like to see behind the scenes. "Over the years, that's definitely been my big learning connecting with readers isn't about putting up a big sort of pretence, it's about a sense of honesty. And that's really a gift for people who like telling stories and finding their audience. So there's loads more platforms to talk to people on. People like Dan Snow, who set up History Hit (opens in new tab), which is a fantastic network for people who just want to subscribe to history. "There's an unbelievably rich and deep pool of podcasts out there. #Spotify careers writer nonfiction tv#There's a thriving trade press, public-facing books and pretty much every TV channel commissions history. The fact that there are so many different means of publishing. ![]() I think the fact that so many people, the majority of people, writing for a wide audience now work outside of universities. But I've definitely noticed more people, a greater diversity and a wider spread of people into it over the years."ĭo you think part of the reason that's changed is because historians aren't these remote academic figures anymore? They're more connected with their readership and audiences, in a similar way to how musicians are now? "I'm not going to take credit for it, per se. In nearly 15 years, it's definitely opened up. ![]() Then I had no middle I had students and retirees, and now it's a complete range of ages, people with different backgrounds. My first book came out in 2009 and I'd say it used to be a very stereotypical history audience – mainly retirees, basically. And it's definitely widened over the years. "I was thinking about this the other day because someone asked me a similar question about the audiences I saw on book tours. ![]()
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