The Deadline

By Jill Lepore,

Book cover of The Deadline: Essays

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Few, if any, historians have brought such insight, wisdom, and empathy to public discourse as Jill Lepore. Arriving at The New Yorker in 2005, Lepore, with her panoptical range and razor-sharp style, brought a transporting freshness and a literary vivacity to everything from profiles of long-dead writers to urgent constitutional…

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1 author picked The Deadline as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Jill Lapore’s essays startle, offering unexpected angles on topics I thought I understood. As an example, she enriched my insights into this country’s founding by profiling Benjamin Franklin’s sister. Lapore possesses a joyful curiosity and expansive intelligence.

The essays may seem diverse and unrelated, but I longed for each new evocation. 

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