AUTHOR EVENT & BOOK SIGNING: Molly Guptill Manning

Molly Guptill Manning is an author, historian, curator, and associate professor of law at New

York Law School. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller When Books Went to

War, The Myth of Ephraim Tutt, and The War of Words. She has spoken across the country

about the power of the written word, and has curated the exhibit, “The Best-Read Army in

the World,” which launched in New York City in 2023 and will be traveling to California later

this year. The exhibit showcases the essential role that books, magazines, and newspapers

played in World War II.

Before she became a professor, Molly worked in the New York federal courts for thirteen

years. She earned a B.A. and M.A. in American history, a J.D. at the Benjamin N. Cardozo

School of Law, and an M.A. in Museum Studies from NYU.

Host or Publisher Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum