History As It Happens: Citizen Bloggers in Lowell, Mass. features writing and photographs by dozens of contributors from the first ten years of the RichardHowe.com blog, 2007-2016. At 500 pages, the book emphasizes politics and history but ranges across the spectrum of city life, from the in-the-moment accounts of local happenings to reflections on larger issues and appreciations of major figures. It is a singular volume that will stand as a case study of citizen journalism and community writing.