Calling all readers in the UK! 🇬🇧. Exciting news — my audiobook “SNAFU: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups” is now on sale via Apple UK! Written and narrated by yours truly, it’s your chance to explore some of history’s most gloriously ridiculous screwups - like

Soundchecking at @HollywoodBowl! .Tonight Rhiannon Giddens (@RhiannonGiddens) is at the helm, feat. Steve Martin (@UnrealBluegrass), Our Native Daughters (@ONDaughters), Alison Brown (@alisononbanjo), and me. Here’s Alison and me in a banjo duel (extra points if you spot Steve).

So excited to join my friend, Grammy winner and fellow @oberlincollege alum Rhiannon Giddens (@RhiannonGiddens) and her Old-Time Revue onstage for her one-night-only celebration of folk music at the @HollywoodBowl on Wednesday, June 18th. Also joining is the great Steve Martin

In the weeks leading up to my book tour for “SNAFU: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups,” I featured some of the book’s amazing illustrations by the incredibly talented @mrkhrrs. Here’s a fun sneak peak at more of his great work and the layout of the book

Well, the SNAFU book tour is officially in the rearview, and I gotta say, what a profound experience! It left me feeling more connected, energized, inspired, and weirdly optimistic. HUGE thanks to all of you who came out, asked sharp questions, and laughed in all the right (and

Catch me tonight on @midnight on CBS at 12:37 am ET! Hosted by the great @taylortomlinson. I’ll be facing off against @pattonoswalt and @thesheertruth in an epic, gripping, nail-biting battle of wits! They told me it was a comedy show, but the vibe was way more Thunderdome.

I am beyond thrilled to announce that my brand new book, “SNAFU: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups,” is officially a @nytimes bestseller!! I truly can’t believe it, and I want to extend a huge thank you to everyone out there who purchased the book. I’m already

Los Angeles! You’re the last stop on my book tour promoting “SNAFU: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups,” but you’re certainly not the least. There’s no better way to cap off the tour than to be joined by my dear friend, fellow LA resident and absolutely hilarious

What’s up, San Francisco? Courtesy of @cwclub, I’ll be in Palo Alto tomorrow to discuss my new book, “SNAFU: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups,” with @CaseyNewton, host of the incredible podcast Hard Fork from @nytimes! Plus I’ll sign some books too. Tickets at

Chicago, I love you, but I think you might have a pickle ball problem…. Still out on my book tour! I’m in Chicago tonight with @gretamjohnsen at @chihumanities, then I’m heading to @WBURCitySpace in Boston tomorrow to chat with @amorymusic. On Monday, I’ll be at @cwclub with

Hey Chicago! I'll be at @chihumanities tomorrow. If you’re a history nerd like me, or just love to read, then come hear me discuss some of the most epic faceplants in modern American history that I wrote about in my new book, “SNAFU: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest

#TBT to that time during the Korean War when U.S. Marines just barely survived a perilous trek through the freezing cold by consuming airdropped rations of… Tootsie Rolls. To find out why this earned the CEO of Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc., an award from the Marines, check out

Atlanta, I’m coming home! Tomorrow I’ll be in my home town to chat about my new book “SNAFU: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups” with the great Virginia Prescott at @TheTaraAtlanta, courtesy of A Cappella Books and @atlantafilmfest. I’m so excited to be back, and

Listen up, DC! I’m coming to @SixthandI tomorrow to celebrate the launch of my new book, “SNAFU: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups.” I’ll be in conversation with @DavidChalian, Senior Vice President, Washington Bureau Chief, and Political Director for CNN. I’m

Hey Philly! Yeah, I’m talking to you. Come see me at @BNPhillyPA tomorrow, where I’ll be talking about my new book “SNAFU: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups” with fellow author @AdamMGrant and signing some copies after. Head on over to to

The day is FINALLY here: my new book, SNAFU: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO HISTORY’S GREATEST SCREW UPS, is out in the world! Now it’s really official. Hopefully I can finally convince my family that I’m a published writer… 😂. I could not be more proud of SNAFU and my incredible,

I’ve officially kicked off my book tour for “SNAFU: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups!” I’m headed to New York for my first stop, where I’ll be chatting with @iamsambee tomorrow night at @92ndstreety. Full list of stops below, and don’t forget to grab your