The Letterjoy Blog

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Introducing American History 2.0

Michael Sitver

Dear readers, Today, we’re excited to announce two new offerings. The first is our updated American History collection. The second is a membership experience we call "The Letter Club." An... (Read More)

Introducing American History 2.0

Michael Sitver

Dear readers, Today, we’re excited to announce two new offerings. The first is our updated American History collection. The second is a membership experience we call "The Letter Club." An... (Read More)

Rickover attending the commissioning of a submarine named in his honor

Meet Our First Guest Curator

Michael Sitver

This week, I'm thrilled to announce our homage to guest lectures, the Letterjoy Guest Curator Program. Our first guest curator is... (Read More)

Meet Our First Guest Curator

Michael Sitver

This week, I'm thrilled to announce our homage to guest lectures, the Letterjoy Guest Curator Program. Our first guest curator is... (Read More)

Edward Teller writing poetry in a Manhattan project lab

Read Physicist Edward Teller's Poem About Mesons

Michael Sitver

Everyone who saw Oppenheimer is familiar with physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer's love of poetry. If you saw the film, you also know of his strained relationship with the exceedingly pro-H-bomb Dr.... (Read More)

Read Physicist Edward Teller's Poem About Mesons

Michael Sitver

Everyone who saw Oppenheimer is familiar with physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer's love of poetry. If you saw the film, you also know of his strained relationship with the exceedingly pro-H-bomb Dr.... (Read More)

Abraham Lincoln pile of books and letters

Every Book We Know That Abraham Lincoln Read

Michael Sitver

In our series on famous defense attorneys, we shared with readers a letter about Abraham Lincoln's famous "almanac case". If you aren't familiar, the "almanac case," argued in 1858, was... (Read More)

Every Book We Know That Abraham Lincoln Read

Michael Sitver

In our series on famous defense attorneys, we shared with readers a letter about Abraham Lincoln's famous "almanac case". If you aren't familiar, the "almanac case," argued in 1858, was... (Read More)

Introducing "Letters About Writing"

Introducing "Letters About Writing"

Michael Sitver

Dear readers, Happy November! As a “word nerd,” I love reading letters from famous authors, but since these rarely qualify as “American history,” they rarely fit the criteria for inclusion... (Read More)

Introducing "Letters About Writing"

Michael Sitver

Dear readers, Happy November! As a “word nerd,” I love reading letters from famous authors, but since these rarely qualify as “American history,” they rarely fit the criteria for inclusion... (Read More)

Book Review: "The Strenuous Life" By Ryan Swanson

Book Review: "The Strenuous Life" By Ryan Swanson

Michael Sitver

"Theodore Roosevelt and sports" sounds, at first glance, like a pretty narrow and confining topic for a book. It isn't. The story of Theodore Roosevelt's involvement in and influence on American... (Read More)

Book Review: "The Strenuous Life" By Ryan Swanson

Michael Sitver

"Theodore Roosevelt and sports" sounds, at first glance, like a pretty narrow and confining topic for a book. It isn't. The story of Theodore Roosevelt's involvement in and influence on American... (Read More)