Michael Blanding
@michaelblanding
Investigative journalist and author of new book, The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby (July 2026). Also: In Shakespeare's Shadow and NYT bestseller The Map Thief. www.michaelblanding.com
TFW you’re on vacation in Maine and a rave review of your book comes out in the print edition of the New York Times Book Review! bit.ly/4ysHrsG #booksky #nonfiction
It's official: The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby is a RAVE according to Book Marks, with 3 Rave and 1 Positive reviews (so far). Available, as they say, wherever books are sold. #newbooks #booksky #nonfiction #christiannationalism #exvangelical #artcrime bookmarks.reviews/reviews/the-...
Since launching on Tuesday my book is #1 in business & government new releases on Bezos site, and #5 in hoaxes & deceptions overall! (What’s the hoax? Christian nationalism or illegally trafficked antiquities—read to find out!) For those yet to get in on the hype, there’s still time: a.co/d/05MT1yPs
I'm thrilled to announce that The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby has been named an Amazon Editors' Pick for Best #Nonfiction Books of July! The book will be released in just 8 days. Pre-order to ensure you get your copy on time! www.amazon.com/Gospel-Accor... #ChristianNationalism #Exvangelical
Thanks to Alex Marzano-Lesnevich for this wonderful endorsement of my upcoming book! “The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby reads like a thriller about greed, grift, and God—yet every word is true... No book has taught me more about who America is today and the forces that delivered us here.”
So thrilled for this endorsement from Joshua Hammer, one of my absolute favorite non-fiction writers! THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO HOBBY LOBBY launches July 14. Available for pre-order now. www.michaelblanding.com/hobbylobby .. #hobbylobby #nonfiction #politics #christiannationalism #archaeology #booksky
Can I promote my soon-to-be-published book? The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby (PublicAffairs 2026) “A revelatory account of how the family behind Hobby Lobby rose to political prominence and used their influence—and fortune—to push a radical religious agenda” bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
COVER REVEAL! Proud to officially announce my next book, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO HOBBY LOBBY: Inside a Billionaire Family’s Quest to Craft a Christian Nation, to be published by PublicAffairs on July 14, 2026. #ChristianNationalism #Bible #Politics #Religion #ReligiousFreedom #AntiquitiesTrafficking
That’s interesting. I always learned this was an example of bipartisanship before environmentalism became more politicized in the 80s. The NRDC says the same thing about the Clean Air Act. And a bipartisan majority of Congress overrode Nixon’s veto on the Clean Water Act.
Very proud to live in Massachusetts where every student is loved and respected for who they are
Republicans are so good at branding things (MAGA, woke, DEI)… I don’t know why Democrats aren’t exclusively pronouncing DOGE as “dodgy”— such a missed opportunity. Would stick so well!
It’s worth reading Emma Lazarus’ poem about the Statue of Liberty, the New Colossus, amidst all this talk of mass deportation of immigrants—and think about what it says about the American Dream today.