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You can consult Cliopatria's History Blogroll and the History Carnivals for inspiration.
Jonathan Yardley,"Reexamining a neglected era of invention and expansion," Washington Post, 25 November, reviews Daniel Walker Howe's What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848.
Peter Williams,"What's Late about Late Brahms?" TLS, 7 November, reviews Margaret Notley's Lateness and Brahms: Music and Culture in the Twilight of Viennese Liberalism, Inge van Rij's Brahms's Song Collection, and Barbara Owen's The Organ Music of Johannes Brahms.
Robert L. Fleegler's"Theodore G. Bilbo and the Decline of Public Racism, 1938-1947," Journal of Mississippi History, Spring 2006, catches the eye of Matt Yglesias and John Holbo. It's good to see some of the excellent work in state historical journals getting attention.
John Simon,"Sir Noël's Epistles," NYT, 25 November, reviews Barry Day's edition of The Letters Of Noël Coward.