Chelsea Olivia Follett

Research Fellow @HumanProgress @CatoInstitute. @IWF Visiting Fellow. Author, Centers of Progress + Grim Old Days:

[Chelsea Olivia Follett @chellivia]

The first copies of my book are here!

The result of years of research and writing, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘮 𝘖𝘭𝘥 𝘋𝘢𝘺𝘴 takes the reader on a tour of a thankfully lost world of bloodletting, filth, destitution, and famine-induced cannibalism.

Pre-order now: https://t.co/s57ZCmVouD

[Chelsea Olivia Follett @chellivia]

@SheldonRichman Thank you!

[Adam Omary @AdamOmaryPhD]

Chelsea Follett’s Grim Old Days will make you grateful to be alive today. We too often take for granted modern medicine, refrigerators, air conditioning, running water, laws against cruel and unusual punishment, and other triumphs of modernity that our ancestors sorely lacked.

[Michael Chapman @MWChapman]

@chellivia One in every Halloween bag!

[History Books @HistoryBoooks]

【Just Released Yesterday!】
「The Grim Old Days: An Introduction to the Preindustrial Past」
Author：Follett, Chelsea
Publisher：Cato Institute
Publication date：October 20, 2026
https://t.co/LCDXENf9da

[Chelsea Olivia Follett @chellivia]

Great overview of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘮 𝘖𝘭𝘥 𝘋𝘢𝘺𝘴 for Spanish speakers:

[Ian Vasquez @VasquezIan]

No hay que romantizar el pasado preindustrial. Mi reseña del libro de @chellivia https://t.co/NpxMsdsLZD

[Chelsea Olivia Follett @chellivia]

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘮 𝘖𝘭𝘥 𝘋𝘢𝘺𝘴 will let you "grasp the full sensuous reality" of the horrors of the preindustrial world. From @robert_zubrin's review in @Quillette:

[Chelsea Olivia Follett @chellivia]

I recently had the opportunity to chat with @danrothschild of @ReaganInstitute about 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘮 𝘖𝘭𝘥 𝘋𝘢𝘺𝘴.

[Chelsea Olivia Follett @chellivia]

A lovely day in Los Angeles. Some great things in the works; stay tuned.

[Chelsea Olivia Follett @chellivia]

I greatly enjoyed signing pre-release copies of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘮 𝘖𝘭𝘥 𝘋𝘢𝘺𝘴 at the Progress Conference co-hosted by @HumanProgress.

[Chelsea Olivia Follett @chellivia]

Give the episode a listen: https://t.co/BR3xZnimJ2

[Chelsea Olivia Follett @chellivia]

I enjoyed speaking with @genetunny about 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘮 𝘖𝘭𝘥 𝘋𝘢𝘺𝘴 for Economics Explored.

[Chelsea Olivia Follett @chellivia]

"Intriguing" to readers across the political spectrum, this book merits mention even from the Daily Kos, which finds that "the history is interesting." Whatever your ideological orientation, pick up a copy. You won't regret it.

[Ephie Bernstein @EphieBernstein]

I’m very happy to have received my copy of @chellivia ‘s The Grim Old Days today. My favorite cover art of the books I’ve purchased this year.

[Carrie Sheffield @carriesheffield]

A powerful, spooky history lesson from @chellivia @HumanProgress on life before the industrial revolution. Life was nasty, brutish, short. Pub day: "The Grim Old Days: An Introduction to the Preindustrial Past." Learn @IWF about this valuable book here: https://t.co/TH9bmTEhKS

[John's Outlook and Insight @outlookninsight]

@HumanProgress @chellivia It's in my to-read pile.

[Gabriella Hoffman @Gabby_Hoffman]

@carriesheffield @chellivia @HumanProgress @IWF @CatoInstitute @PatricePinkFile @jrhuddles @GBadanes @EnergySyd @Doctor_Monique Looks great! Definitely want to read it. Congrats @chellivia 👏🏻

[Chelsea Olivia Follett @chellivia]

Just in time for Halloween season.

[Joel J Miller @joeljmiller]

@chellivia Also, guess what the book fairy delivered today.

[Joel J Miller @joeljmiller]

@chellivia Also, guess what the book fairy delivered today.

[Chelsea Olivia Follett @chellivia]

@Gabby_Hoffman @carriesheffield @HumanProgress @IWF @CatoInstitute @PatricePinkFile @jrhuddles @GBadanes @EnergySyd @Doctor_Monique Thank you!

[Chelsea Olivia Follett @chellivia]

@joeljmiller As they should!

[Chelsea Olivia Follett @chellivia]

Defying predictions, the reading of books is trending up. Add 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘮 𝘖𝘭𝘥 𝘋𝘢𝘺𝘴 to your reading list:

[Tamara Winter @tamarawinter]

“Actually, in America, the reading of books is up. Sales of print books have increased nearly twenty-five per cent from a decade ago. The number of independent bookstores in the United States has climbed steeply since 2009, with a seventy-per-cent increase since 2020.”

These nuggets & more in this delightful @NewYorker profile of James Daunt, founder of Daunt Books, CEO of Barnes & Noble, and Managing Director of Waterstones: https://t.co/nxnzqfu21T