I love to tell stories—big and small—that move, inspire and connect us.
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History By a Hair
Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings and Solving a 200-Year-Old Mystery
By Richard Kurin
The definitive account of how a discarded strand of hair found in Thomas Jefferson’s Bible led to a sweeping, multi-year genomic investigation, drawing on technological advances in DNA to finally resolve a 200-year national controversy.
– Penguin Random House, 2026
Liz Welch is an award-winning journalist and memoirist whose critically acclaimed first book, The Kids Are All Right, won a 2010 ALA ALEX Award. Her collaborations with leading thinkers, artists and activists have led to five New York Times best sellers.
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