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Jill Lepore

Jill Lepore is the David Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University and a staff writer at The New Yorker. A two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, her many books include the international bestseller These Truths and If Then, which was longlisted for the National Book Award.

Jill Lepore

Jill Lepore is the David Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University and a staff writer at The New Yorker. A two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, her many books include the international bestseller These Truths and If Then, which was longlisted for the National Book Award.

Awards

Winner — Arthur Ross Book Award, 2019

Shortlisted — Cundill History Prize, 2019

Winner — Massachusetts Book Award, 2019

Commended — New York Times Notable Selection, 2018

Books by Jill Lepore

  • The Deadline: Essays

    Jill Lepore

    Hardback, 2023

    "Jill Lepore is unquestionably one of America’s best historians; it’s fair to say she’s one of its best writers too." —Jonathan Russell Clark, Los Angeles Times

    Best Books of 2023: New Yorker,...
  • The Deadline: Essays

    Jill Lepore

    E Book

    "Jill Lepore is unquestionably one of America’s best historians; it’s fair to say she’s one of its best writers too." —Jonathan Russell Clark, Los Angeles Times

    Best Books of 2023: New Yorker,...
  • 1964: Eyes of the Storm

    Paul McCartney, Jill Lepore

    Hardback, 2023

  • 1964: Eyes of the Storm

    Paul McCartney, Jill Lepore

    E Book

    “Millions of eyes were suddenly upon us, creating a picture I will never forget.” —Paul McCartney