I’ll be discussing and signing my new book, Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America, at Schuler Books in Ann Arbor, Michigan the evening of November 18. It’s free… Read more »
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Presenting Nations Apart, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, Nov. 12
Four Seasons Books, a gem of a bookstore in Sheperdstown in West Virginia’s eastern panhandle, is co-hosting an event for my new book, Nations Apart, at The Sanctuary in the… Read more »
Nations Apart Launch Party, Portland, Maine, Nov. 3
On the eve of the release of my new book, Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America, Longfellow Books will be hosting a launch event at Portland, Maine’s storied… Read more »
Sharing our rebooted national story — and why we need one — on PBS’s “Story in the Public Square”
On July 4, Nationhood Lab director Colin Woodard discussed the project’s groundbreaking work on a shared American story on “Story in the Public Square,” the award-winning public affairs television series broadcast… Read more »
Launching Nations Apart, Belmont, Massachusetts, Nov. 4
Belmont Books in Belmont, Massachusetts, just outside Boston, is hosting me for a book talk and signing about my new book, Nations Apart, on the day of its release. Free… Read more »
Presenting Nations Apart, Newport, Rhode Island, Nov. 5
The Pell Center and Salve Regina University, where my Nationhood Lab project is based, will be hosting an event to launch my new book, Nations Apart. It’s at the Bazarsky… Read more »
Presenting Nations Apart, Oyster Bay, New York, Nov. 6
Theodore’s Books of Oyster Bay, New York is hosting an event where I’ll be presenting my new book, Nations Apart. It’s part of the Gold Coast Forum series. Originally slated… Read more »
Presenting Nations Apart, Washington, D.C., Nov. 13
I’ll be returning to Politics & Prose’s flagship store on Connecticut Avenue for the Washington, DC launch of my new book, Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America, November… Read more »
Interviewing Rachel Maddow at the State Theater, Portland, Maine, May 10
Rachel Maddow is coming to Portland, Maine’s State Theater May 10, and I’ll be interviewing her on stage about Prequel, her book on the Nazi propaganda and influence campaign in… Read more »
Nationhood Lab research finds most Americans share a common vision for the United States
The broadly accepted narrative is rooted in the civic ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence Washington, D.C. – March 12, 2025 – Nationhood Lab has released the findings of a groundbreaking… Read more »
COLIN WOODARD is a New York Times bestselling author, historian and award-winning journalist. He is the author of seven books that have been translated into a dozen foreign languages and inspired an NBC television drama. He is currently Director of Nationhood Lab at the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Affairs at Salve Regina University. As State and National Affairs Writer at Maine's Portland Press Herald, he won a 2012 George Polk Award and was a finalist for a 2016 Pulitzer Prize. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico, The Economist, Smithsonian and dozens of other major publications.