Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Name of War: King Philip’s War and the Origins of American Identity |
1998 |
Buy |
| A is for American: Letters and Other Characters in the Newly United States |
2002 |
Buy |
| New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan |
2005 |
Buy |
| The Mansion of Happiness: A History of Life and Death |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Story of America: Essays on Origins |
2012 |
Buy |
| Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Secret History of Wonder Woman |
2014 |
Buy |
| Joe Gould’s Teeth |
2016 |
Buy |
| These Truths: A History of the United States |
2018 |
Buy |
| This America: The Case for the Nation |
2019 |
Buy |
| If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Deadline: Essays |
2023 |
Buy |
| We the People |
2025 |
Buy |
Pages from History Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Encounters in the New World: A History in Documents |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Depression and New Deal: A History in Documents |
1999 |
Buy |
| Revolutionary Russia |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Modern Middle East and North Africa: A History in Documents |
2013 |
Buy |
The Public Square Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Uncouth Nation: Why Europe Dislikes America |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Politics of the Veil |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Case for Big Government |
2008 |
Buy |
| The Posthuman Dada Guide: Tzara & Lenin Play Chess |
2009 |
Buy |
| Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Whites of Their Eyes: The Tea Party’s Revolution and the Battle Over American History |
2010 |
Buy |
| The End of the West: The Once and Future Europe |
2011 |
Buy |
| On the Muslim Question |
2013 |
Buy |
| Sex & Secularism |
2017 |
Buy |
| Renewal |
2021 |
Buy |
Jill Lepore is a professor of American history at Harvard and a staff writer for The New Yorker. Her books bridge the gap between academic history and popular writing, making complex historical stories accessible without dumbing them down.
Her range is wide. “The Name of War” (1998) examined King Philip’s War and its role in shaping American identity. “The Secret History of Wonder Woman” (2014) uncovered the surprising feminist roots of the comic book character. “These Truths” (2018) took on the entire sweep of American history in a single volume. Throughout her career, Lepore has focused on recovering stories that have been forgotten or misunderstood.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Jill Lepore written?
Jill Lepore has written 27 books across three series.
What was Jill Lepore's first book?
Jill Lepore’s first book is The Name of War: King Philip’s War and the Origins of American Identity, published in 1998.
What is Jill Lepore's most well-known book?
These Truths: A History of the United States (2018) is her most ambitious and widely read work. It tells the full story of American history from Columbus to the present through the lens of the nation’s founding ideals of political equality, natural rights, and popular sovereignty.