David Greenberg
@davidgreenberg.bsky.social
Historian, writer, author of John Lewis: A Life, Republic of Spin, Nixon's Shadow, more. Professor at Rutgers University. Politico columnist. Occasional contributor to NYT, WP, WSJ, Liberties, Atlantic, old TNR, more. Email: [email protected].
Friends: JOHN LEWIS: A LIFE comes out in paperback today, and I'll be on Reddit (there's a first time for everything) as part of its feature, "I'm a Historian. Ask Me Anything!" Come find me! www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
October 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Friends: JOHN LEWIS: A LIFE comes out in paperback today, and I'll be on Reddit (there's a first time for everything) as part of its feature, "I'm a Historian. Ask Me Anything!" Come find me! www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
Rutgers has created a “Democracy Lab” for cultivating democratic ideas and ideals & fostering the lost art of engaging with others across differences. We're searching for an inaugural director. More about the position in the link. Email me w/questions. wittkieffer.com/positions/20...
September 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Rutgers has created a “Democracy Lab” for cultivating democratic ideas and ideals & fostering the lost art of engaging with others across differences. We're searching for an inaugural director. More about the position in the link. Email me w/questions. wittkieffer.com/positions/20...
New Havenites: I'll be talking with my friend Eric Liu to discuss JOHN LEWIS: A LIFE on Friday, May 23 at 2 pm at the Yale Bookstore. Please join us!
May 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
New Havenites: I'll be talking with my friend Eric Liu to discuss JOHN LEWIS: A LIFE on Friday, May 23 at 2 pm at the Yale Bookstore. Please join us!
Jack Lemmon film festival at Film Forum starting next week. Accelerate your visit!
May 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Jack Lemmon film festival at Film Forum starting next week. Accelerate your visit!
Very proud and humbled to have JOHN LEWIS: A LIFE chosen as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography. It was a privilege to write the life of this remarkable man, and it's been a joy to watch so many appreciative readers draw sustenance and hope from his story.
May 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Very proud and humbled to have JOHN LEWIS: A LIFE chosen as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography. It was a privilege to write the life of this remarkable man, and it's been a joy to watch so many appreciative readers draw sustenance and hope from his story.
My Rutgers colleague Din Ambar and I will be talking John Lewis and the past and future of democracy at ROOSEVELT HOUSE on Monday, February 3. Open to the public! www.roosevelthouse.hunter.cuny.edu/events/david...
January 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
My Rutgers colleague Din Ambar and I will be talking John Lewis and the past and future of democracy at ROOSEVELT HOUSE on Monday, February 3. Open to the public! www.roosevelthouse.hunter.cuny.edu/events/david...
Upcoming tour dates for JOHN LEWIS: A LIFE ... Los Angeles - New York City - Savannah - Montgomery - New Brunswick, NJ ... Come and hear about the remarkable life of civil rights hero and distinguished congressman John Lewis.
January 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Upcoming tour dates for JOHN LEWIS: A LIFE ... Los Angeles - New York City - Savannah - Montgomery - New Brunswick, NJ ... Come and hear about the remarkable life of civil rights hero and distinguished congressman John Lewis.
Martin Luther King Jr. was many things to John Lewis: inspiration, mentor, friend, lodestar, partner, father figure. Their closeness, personally and ideologically, was a revelation of my research for JOHN LEWIS: A LIFE. Only the book can do the full story justice. www.amazon.com/John-Lewis-L...
January 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Martin Luther King Jr. was many things to John Lewis: inspiration, mentor, friend, lodestar, partner, father figure. Their closeness, personally and ideologically, was a revelation of my research for JOHN LEWIS: A LIFE. Only the book can do the full story justice. www.amazon.com/John-Lewis-L...
The best books of 2024 lists keep coming in! Order one before the holidays? www.amazon.com/John-Lewis-L...
December 15, 2024 at 3:35 PM
The best books of 2024 lists keep coming in! Order one before the holidays? www.amazon.com/John-Lewis-L...
Leaders of PEN America past & present came in droves to extol Suzanne Nossel's transformative 11 years as exec director & CEO. Michael & Yvonne Marsh hosted; PEN Presidents Jennifer Egan &Salman Rushdie made toasts. Now Suzanne goes to Freedom House to uphold liberty against the authoritarian tide.
December 11, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Leaders of PEN America past & present came in droves to extol Suzanne Nossel's transformative 11 years as exec director & CEO. Michael & Yvonne Marsh hosted; PEN Presidents Jennifer Egan &Salman Rushdie made toasts. Now Suzanne goes to Freedom House to uphold liberty against the authoritarian tide.
🎄🕎❄️Holiday Gift Offer! ❄️🕎🎄 Looking for a gift for the holidays? Get the book reader in your life JOHN LEWIS: A LIFE. And if you'd like it signed, I'll sign it to the person of your choice. Contact me by email; address is in my bio.📘
December 4, 2024 at 9:19 PM
🎄🕎❄️Holiday Gift Offer! ❄️🕎🎄 Looking for a gift for the holidays? Get the book reader in your life JOHN LEWIS: A LIFE. And if you'd like it signed, I'll sign it to the person of your choice. Contact me by email; address is in my bio.📘
COngratulations to David Sadzin (www.davidsadzin.com) for his wonderful reading of JOHN LEWIS: A LIFE -- winning it "Best Audiobook of 2024" by Audiofile magazine. Audio, print, e-book -- find the version that works for you!
December 4, 2024 at 6:27 PM
COngratulations to David Sadzin (www.davidsadzin.com) for his wonderful reading of JOHN LEWIS: A LIFE -- winning it "Best Audiobook of 2024" by Audiofile magazine. Audio, print, e-book -- find the version that works for you!
Tonight! Tuesday! Get a needed dose of history and hope from John Lewis, at the New York Historical Society. www.nyhistory.org/programs/joh...
November 19, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Tonight! Tuesday! Get a needed dose of history and hope from John Lewis, at the New York Historical Society. www.nyhistory.org/programs/joh...
Three more events in November to come hear about John Lewis: A Life:
==> 11/19 at the New York Historical Society
==> 11/20 at WBUR City Space in Boston
==> 11/23 in Miami at the Miami Book Fair www.miamibookfair.com/event/an-ame...
==> 11/19 at the New York Historical Society
==> 11/20 at WBUR City Space in Boston
==> 11/23 in Miami at the Miami Book Fair www.miamibookfair.com/event/an-ame...
November 17, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Three more events in November to come hear about John Lewis: A Life:
==> 11/19 at the New York Historical Society
==> 11/20 at WBUR City Space in Boston
==> 11/23 in Miami at the Miami Book Fair www.miamibookfair.com/event/an-ame...
==> 11/19 at the New York Historical Society
==> 11/20 at WBUR City Space in Boston
==> 11/23 in Miami at the Miami Book Fair www.miamibookfair.com/event/an-ame...
Amazon has named JOHN LEWIS: A LIFE on of the best books of 2024! Lewis's life story of bravely and doggedly fighting for freedom, equality, and democracy is as important now as it ever has been. www.amazon.com/John-Lewis-L...
November 16, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Amazon has named JOHN LEWIS: A LIFE on of the best books of 2024! Lewis's life story of bravely and doggedly fighting for freedom, equality, and democracy is as important now as it ever has been. www.amazon.com/John-Lewis-L...