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Brent Howard

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Agent at Gramercy Literary, representing historians and journalists. Former book editor at PRH. Reader of history. Inquire at brent@gramercyliterary.com

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I wonder if he had this dictated? I'm imagining the poor soul who had to type this.

27.01.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thrilled to share a new deal with Oxford University Press: Lincoln From Life by Harold Holzerβ€”arguably the leading Lincoln scholar working today. The book looks at how Lincoln’s image, as shaped by artists and sculptors, helped carry him from candidate to icon.

22.01.2026 23:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pardon pending?

05.12.2025 14:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Some in Congress are so opportunistic that they forget that others, like Mike Johnson, are true believers of the heinous shit this party puts out on a daily basis to get attention.

04.12.2025 21:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Big congrats to Jon White @civilwarjon.bsky.social and Aaron Wistar @aaronwistar.bsky.social and @beaconpress.bsky.social!

07.11.2025 22:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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As a longtime editor but a new literary agent, it’s a joy to see this project land in the right hands. Congratulations to @jonathonlearle.bsky.social and the team at Basic Books!

01.10.2025 19:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

the republican party is a criminal conspiracy against the american republic

30.07.2025 01:15 πŸ‘ 15054 πŸ” 3621 πŸ’¬ 195 πŸ“Œ 101

I hope Democrats learn from Merrick Garland’s mistakes and the failure of Obama’s β€œmove on” strategy vis-a-vis Bush era war crimes, and understand that all these people ultimately need to go to prison.

18.03.2025 22:42 πŸ‘ 5662 πŸ” 1237 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 45