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Jill Lepore

Jill Lepore is the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University and professor of law at Harvard Law School. She is also a staff writer at The New Yorker. Her many books include the international bestseller These Truths: A History of the United States. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Jill Lepore

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,...
These Truths: A History of the United States, with Sources
Jill Lepore
Inquiry Edition, Volume 1, Paperback, 2025
Show your students the urgency of studying history
These Truths: A History of the United States, with Sources
Jill Lepore
Inquiry Edition, Volume 2, Paperback, 2025
Show your students the urgency of studying history
The Deadline: Essays
Jill Lepore
Paperback, 2024
"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