{
  "id": 7794851,
  "title": "Attention LBJ nerds: Robert Caro is posting book updates on Instagram.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/attention-lbj-nerds-robert-caro-is-posting-book-updates-on-instagram",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T13:11:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Literary Hub",
    "slug": "literary-hub",
    "url": "https://lithub.com/attention-lbj-nerds-robert-caro-is-posting-book-updates-on-instagram/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lit Hub's Caro enthusiast promises regular updates on the progress of Robert Caro's ongoing work on his series about Lyndon Johnson. On a Monday night, Caro shared some exciting news about his book five, the final installment in the series. In the past two years, Caro has completed sections on Medicaid and is still grappling with the Vietnam portion. His office has posted a video showing a suitcase filled with the book's outline and 1,100 pages already written, double spaced and annotated with pencil. Caro fans are thrilled to see the extensive work Caro is putting into the project.",
  "summary": "As Lit Hub’s resident Caro-head, I’m committed to bringing you regular updates on the historian’s progress on his Years of Lyndon Johnson series (searching “Folta Caro” on Lit Hub turns up more results than I remember). And if on Monday",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}