Rebecca Sharpless is Professor of History at Texas Christian University. This interview is based on her new book, Grain and Fire: A History of Baking in the American South (University of North Carolina Press, 2022). JF: What led you to...
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The Author’s Corner with Kyle Mays
Kyle Mays is Assistant Professor of African American Studies, American Indian Studies, and History at the University of California, Los Angeles. This interview is based on his new book, City of Dispossessions: Indigenous Peoples, African Americans, and the Creation of...
The Author’s Corner with Joan DeJean
Joan DeJean is Trustee Professor of Romance Languages at the University of Pennsylvania. This interview is based on her new book, Mutinous Women: How French Convicts Became Founding Mothers of the Gulf Coast (Basic Books, 2022). JF: What led you...
The Author’s Corner with Susan J. Pearson
Susan J. Pearson is Associate Professor of History at Northwestern University. This interview is based on her new book, The Birth Certificate: An American History (The University of North Carolina Press, 2021). JF: What led you to write The Birth...
The Author’s Corner with David Henkin
David Henkin is Professor of History at UC Berkeley. This interview is based on his new book, The Week: A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are (Yale University Press, 2021). JF: What led you to...