Hannah Joyner
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Hannah Joyner is a freelance critic and an independent historian who lives in the Washington, DC, area. Her scholarship includes Unspeakable: The Story of Junius Wilson (with Susan Burch) and From Pity to Pride: Growing Up Deaf in the Old South. You can find more of her bookish conversations on her YouTube channel, Hannah’s Books.
9 entries by Hannah Joyner
Read Dangerously
By Azar Nafisi
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A passionate, flawed reflection on how books sustain us.
The Latinist
By Mark Prins
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This cerebral thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat — and make you want to pull out that old copy of Wheelock’s Latin.
The Young H.G. Wells
By Claire Tomalin
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Sadly, the man at the center of this new biography remains largely invisible.
Lady Editor
By Melanie Kirkpatrick
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Though trailblazing, this ambitious widow was no protofeminist.
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A passionate, flawed reflection on how books sustain us.
The Latinist: A Novel
By Mark Prins
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This cerebral thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat — and make you want to pull out that old copy of Wheelock’s Latin.
The Young H.G. Wells: Changing the World
By Claire Tomalin
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Sadly, the man at the center of this new biography remains largely invisible.
Lady Editor: Sarah Josepha Hale and the Making of the Modern American Woman
By Melanie Kirkpatrick
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Though trailblazing, this ambitious widow was no protofeminist.