Monthly Archives: April 2010

Great Moments in Advertorial History

I’m wrapping up an essay on the history of the first lady memoir (and wishing I had about a million more words for this topic), but I had to stop and share this ad. It ran in the November 15, … Continue reading

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Mark Twain’s Many Mansions

[New York Press] In this week’s New York Press, I’ve got a story about Mark Twain’s long-forgotten residence in Greenwich Village—and the 1954 crusade to save it. I first discovered this while doing some research (on one of these) for grad … Continue reading

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