Joshua Zeitz Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Historian. Contributing writer @Politico Magazine. NYT bestselling author. Retweets & likes = interesting, not endorsements.

American Pastoral: American Trilogy 1 (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Philip Roth
That said, today I asked ChatGPT to write an essay comparing Philip Roth’s “American Pastoral” and Jane Smiley’s “Some Luck,” and the result was scarily passable for a high school paper.
Paperback, 1998
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Some Luck
Jane Smiley
That said, today I asked ChatGPT to write an essay comparing Philip Roth’s “American Pastoral” and Jane Smiley’s “Some Luck,” and the result was scarily passable for a high school paper.
Paperback, 2015
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Myth America: Historians Take on the Biggest Legends and Lies about Our Past
Kevin M. Kruse
Hits shelves tomorrow (Tuesday, Jan 3). A great lineup of historians address all manner of topics central to US history. Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past https://t.co/AVCwUc4sSB #Amazon
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Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver
Once in a while a novel will blow you away. Just finished Barabara Kingsolver’s “Demon Copperhead,” a brilliant re-imagination of Dickens’ “David Copperfield,” set in contemporary Appalachia. Brilliant, witty, politically trenchant. Highly recommend.
Paperback, 2024
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Lincoln's God: How Faith Transformed a President and a Nation
Joshua Zeitz
JOSHUA ZEITZ – LINCOLN’S GOD: How Faith Transformed a President and a Nation https://t.co/WTHtYlM8sk via @KSCJ 1360
Hardcover, 2023
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