• History

    Asian-American Spies Played Critical Roles in World War Two—They Were Also Under Constant Suspicion

    A new study of three men and a tangled web of subversion, sabotage, and challenged loyalty.

    June 16, 2021  By Brian Masaru Hayashi
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    Jonathan Lee on the Man Who Built New York City ... Only to Disappear Into It

    A new novel explores the mysterious legacy of Andrew Haswell Green, the Father of Greater New York, who built Central Park and the New York Public Library, then all but disappeared into history.

    June 15, 2021  By Dwyer Murphy
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    “They Wanted Something for Nothing”: The Many Cons of the Yellow Kid

    He was America's "greatest con man," self-proclaimed and widely celebrated. But what was the real story of Joseph Weil?

    June 15, 2021  By Dean Jobb
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    A Brief History of the Rise—and Evolution—of True Crime Books

    Who writes true crime? It was once the domain of lawyers, reporters, and cops. But not anymore.

    June 14, 2021  By Keith Roysdon
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    Jack Ruby Is the Key to the Kennedy Assassination Conspiracy Theories. So Why Have We Forgotten About His Trial?

    Conspiracy theories focus on Ruby and the supposed cover-up. But his Texas trial has mostly been lost to history.

    June 2, 2021  By Dan Abrams and David Fisher
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    The Silent Woman

    From musician to muse to wife to sex doll—the savage remaking of Alma Mahler

    June 1, 2021  By Maria Hummel
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    How Frigid Conditions and a Failed Execution in 17th Century England Pointed the Way To a Scientific Breakthrough

    In 1650, Anne Greene was publicly hanged and ruled dead. She was an early marvel of "suspended animation."

    June 1, 2021  By Philip Jaekl
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    How McCarthyism, the Rise of Tabloids, and J. Edgar Hoover's Quest to Prove Himself "Manly" Led to a Surveillance State

    There were always rumors about Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn's sexuality. At one legendary hearing, the innuendo came into focus.

    May 28, 2021  By Christopher M. Elias
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    Five Nonfiction Books You Should Read This Month

    Spies in exile, treasure hunts, and the search for a missing person.

    May 27, 2021  By CrimeReads 
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    The Real Story of All Those Crazy Recording Devices Nixon Insisted on Installing in the White House

    Other Presidents had tape recorders. Nixon had a secretive network of hidden, voice-triggered bugs all over the White House.

    May 26, 2021  By Michael Dobbs
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