Jill Lepore

2 months ago | businessandamerica.com | Jill Lepore

“God expects me to stand up fearless for what I believe, to speak up against what I think is wrong, but not to worry, either in small personal matters or in world affairs, for fear,” Ruth once wrote. Bonner abides by Ruth’s rule for living. In “The Hand in the Glove,” Bonner solves the murder of P. L.

2 months ago | newyorker.com | Jill Lepore

If you haven’t heard of Ruth Stout, you haven’t spent much time in the Home and Garden section of a bookstore lately, and you haven’t been listening to gardening or homesteading podcasts, either. Stout, who died nearly half a century ago, lived most of her life in the shadow of her far more famous brother, the writer Rex Stout, the creator of the fictional detective Nero Wolfe.

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Jill Lepore

Save Money on These 8 Decor Items You Don't Need to Buy High-End, Designers SayWhy splurge when you can save? Furniture and decor don't come cheap these days, so it's crucial to cut costs where you can. While there are some …

Mar 7, 2025 | freakonomics.com | Steven Levitt |Reginald Dwayne Betts |John List |Jill Lepore

It was 20 years ago this week that Reginald Dwayne Betts was released from prison. And that’s a great excuse to replay our conversation from 2023. This is a very special episode for me. I had never met Dwayne before this conversation, but I was so impressed by him that we stayed in touch, became friends, and I’ve even joined the board of the organization Freedom Reads. He’s truly one of the most remarkable and likable people that I’ve ever known.

Dec 1, 2024 | newyorker.com | Jill Lepore

The Shapiro brothers, Gefen and Yona, who are nineteen and sixteen and Harpo Marx look-alikes, own eleven cars between them, including a Girl Scout-green 1972 MG Midget, a blueberry-blue 1987 Alfa Romeo Spider, and a 1926 Chevy truck that’s known as the Superior (and is the only one they haven’t got running yet). Gefen owns five, Yona owns two, and they share four. They mostly buy wrecks on Facebook Marketplace, or else they find them in people’s driveways.