Jill Lepore on writing the story of America

In an interview with CHE she talks about the rise and fall of the fact and how women’s intellectual authority is undermined.

NYT celebrates Jill Lepore’s new book on the story of America

The Times notes that it’s perfectly timed.

Jill Lepore’s new book is … a long, steady view of American History

Just a few years ago, “an old-fashioned civics book” might have sounded like a cure for insomnia; now it sounds like a survival guide.