Natalie Wexler
Natalie Wexler is the author of two novels, The Mother-Daughter Show (Fuze Publishing, December 2011) and the award-winning A More Obedient Wife. Her essays and feature articles have appeared in the Washington Post Magazine, the American Scholar, the Gettysburg Review, and other publications. She has also worked as a temporary secretary, a newspaper reporter, a Supreme Court law clerk, a legal historian, and (briefly) an actual lawyer. She lives in Washington, D.C.
14 entries by Natalie Wexler
The History and Uncertain Future of Handwriting
By Anne Trubek
This detailed account of a dying art is too quick to dismiss our most personalized form of communication.
Raising Kids Who Read: What Parents and Teachers Can Do
By Daniel T. Willingham
A practical manual for instilling a love of books in children.
The Teacher Wars: A History of America’s Most Embattled Profession
By Dana Goldstein
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An engaging account of how the hurdles faced by beleaguered educators are nothing new.
Blackboard: A Personal History of the Classroom
By Lewis Buzbee
A baby boomer reflects on his life as a student.
Too radical for their time, these women even confused Karl Marx.
The Signature of All Things: A Novel
By Elizabeth Gilbert
The author of Eat, Pray, Love brings readers a 19th-century story of ideas.
Early Decision: Based on a True Frenzy
Lacy Crawford
Forget the cluelessness of 17-year-olds. It’s the parents who need coaching in this novel about the anxious world of college-essay preparation.
Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married
Nancy Rubin Stuart
Two women who flouted their families’ wishes and married men who played key roles in the Revolutionary War.
Margaret Fuller: A New American Life
Megan Marshall
The life of Margaret Fuller, whose 19th-century struggles and triumphs still resonate today.
