Media

I love talking to journalists, podcasters, and other media outlets. Plus I enjoy sharing my love of history with historical societies and other groups. Feel free to email me (jayda (at) thehistorymom.com) if you’d like to discuss working together!


Media Coverage

Article on Becoming Madam Secretary, The League Life magazine, Summer/Fall, 2024

USA Today article on presidential sites, Spring 2024

Who I Met Today, November 2023

NBC12 RVA Parenting interview, September 2019

NBC12 “How We Got Here” podcast promotion, November 2019


Podcast Appearances

Thoughts from a Page – Book Recommendations for Gift Giving, December 4, 2025

Thoughts from a Page – Book Recommendations for Holiday Gift Giving, December 3, 2024

Thoughts from a Page Patreon Bookstagrammer episode, February 25, 2022

Homeschooling with Technology, February 19, 2020

Sarah’s Bookshelves Live, January 29, 2020


Speaking Engagements

October 2021: Panel discussion with Bookish Road Trip on the Highs and Lows of Travel

August 2021: Moderated panel discussion on historical fiction books about the Revolutionary War for kids with the Bookish Road Trip

July 2020: 1455 Summer Literary Festival

July 2019: 1455 Summer Literary Festival 


Writing