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The Author's Corner

The Author’s Corner with Drew Swanson

Rachel Petroziello   |  August 24, 2023

Drew Swanson is Jack N. and Addie D. Averitt Distinguished Professor of Southern History at Georgia Southern University. This interview is based on his new book, A Man of Bad Reputation: The Murder of John Stephens and the Contested Landscape of North […]

The Author’s Corner with William Riddell

Rachel Petroziello   |  August 23, 2023

William Riddell is  Assistant Professor of History at the University of Toronto, Scarborough. This interview is based on his new book, On the Waves of Empire: U.S. Imperialism and Merchant Sailors, 1872-1924 (University of Illinois Press, 2023). JF: What led […]

The Author’s Corner with John Bodnar

Rachel Petroziello   |  November 26, 2021

John Bodnar is Emeritus Professor of History at Indiana University Bloomington. This interview is based on his new book, Divided by Terror: American Patriotism after 9/11 (The University of North Carolina Press, 2021). JF: What led you to write Divided […]

The Author’s Corner with Fay Yarbrough

Rachel Petroziello   |  November 4, 2021

Fay Yarbrough is Professor of American History at Rice University. This interview is based on her new book, Choctaw Confederates: The American Civil War in Indian Country (University of North Carolina Press, 2021). JF: What led you to write Choctaw Confederates? […]

The Author’s Corner with Nik Ribianszky

Rachel Petroziello   |  November 1, 2021

Nik Ribianszky is Lecturer of American History at Queen’s University Belfast. This interview is based on her new book, Generations of Freedom: Gender, Movement, and Violence in Natchez, 1779-1865 (University of Georgia Press, 2021). JF: What led you to write Generations […]

The Author’s Corner with Kate Mulry

Annie Thorn   |  April 19, 2021

Kate Mulry is Assistant Professor of History at California State University, Bakersfield. This interview is based on her new book, An Empire Transformed: Remolding Bodies and Landscapes in the Restoration Atlantic (NYU Press, 2021). JF: What led you to write […]