Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Name of War: King Philip’s War and the Origins of American Identity | 1998 | Jill Lepore | Buy |
| 2 | A is for American: Letters and Other Characters in the Newly United States | 2002 | Jill Lepore | Buy |
| 3 | New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan | 2005 | Jill Lepore | Buy |
| 4 | The Mansion of Happiness: A History of Life and Death | 2012 | Jill Lepore | Buy |
| 5 | The Story of America: Essays on Origins | 2012 | Jill Lepore | Buy |
| 6 | Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin | 2013 | Jill Lepore | Buy |
| 7 | The Secret History of Wonder Woman | 2014 | Jill Lepore | Buy |
| 8 | Joe Gould’s Teeth | 2016 | Jill Lepore | Buy |
| 9 | These Truths: A History of the United States | 2018 | Jill Lepore | Buy |
| 10 | This America: The Case for the Nation | 2019 | Jill Lepore | Buy |
| 11 | If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future | 2020 | Jill Lepore | Buy |
| 12 | The Deadline: Essays | 2023 | Jill Lepore | Buy |
| 13 | We the People | 2025 | Jill Lepore | Buy |
Jill Lepore’s non-fiction catalog covers an unusually broad range of American history. “New York Burning” (2005) tells the story of a slave conspiracy in eighteenth-century Manhattan. “Book of Ages” (2013) reconstructs the life of Benjamin Franklin’s sister Jane. “If Then” (2020) traces the origins of data-driven politics to a Cold War-era tech company.
Her most recent works include “The Deadline: Essays” (2023), collecting her New Yorker pieces, and “We the People” (2025). Each book reflects her ability to find a fresh angle on familiar territory.