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World-changing decisions. Genuine historical words. Imagined group chats. Browse the first Leaked Chats book and a growing collection of stories still waiting to be told.

VOLUME 01 · 1937–1947

World War II

Their words are real. Their group chats are imagined. World War II unfolds through authentic historical words, shifting alliances, political rivalries, and the quiet absurdities of a world at war.

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VOLUME 02 · 1914–1918

World War I

An assassination becomes an ultimatum; an ultimatum becomes a world war. Europe discovers that adding everyone to a crisis does not make it easier to resolve.

VOLUME 03 · 1861–1865

The American Civil War

A nation splits. Its leaders, abolitionists, generals, and dissenters struggle over slavery, union, and freedom—while everyone insists the other side started the thread.

VOLUME 04 · 1947–1991

The Cold War

A divided planet, two superpowers, too many missiles, and an astonishing amount of arguing in public while negotiating in private. Nobody wants to leave. Nobody dares to mute.

VOLUME 05 · 1957–1975

The Space Race

Rockets, rivalries, impossible deadlines, and the race beyond Earth. The Cold War acquires a launchpad—and a group chat with absolutely no room for a typo.

VOLUME 06 · 1939–1945

The Manhattan Project

Scientists, soldiers, classified messages, and the race to split the atom. A breakthrough of astonishing ingenuity creates a question no one can put back in its box.

VOLUME 07 · 2007–2009

The Great Recession

The housing bubble bursts. Banks wobble. Confidence vanishes. The people charged with keeping the financial system standing discover that the group is far too big to fail quietly.

VOLUME 08 · 1929–1939

The Great Depression

The party on Wall Street ends; the consequences reach nearly everywhere. Confidence, policy, and desperation collide in the long aftermath of the crash.

VOLUME 09 · c. 1543–1687

The Scientific Revolution

The universe receives an update. Copernicus, Galileo, Bacon, Kepler, and Newton challenge centuries of accepted thinking—and discover that the group admins are not pleased.

VOLUME 10 · 1765–1783

The American Revolution

Thirteen colonies object to the terms of membership. Pamphlets, letters, arguments, and impossible choices lead to a declaration—and an entirely new group.

The forthcoming covers are early concepts containing fictional teaser dialogue, not verified historical quotations or excerpts from completed manuscripts. Titles and previews may change. World War II is shown in its actual submitted cover design.