Donna Raskin
Senior Editor
Since 2010, Donna Raskin, a longtime writer and editor, has taught history classes at the College of New Jersey. As a child, she read and re-read every book in the Childhood of Famous Americans series. As an adult, she collects fashion history books and has traveled to Paris on a fashion history tour. In addition to contributing to Biography.com, she is the senior health and fitness editor at Bicycling and Runner’s World.
The 21 Best Gifts for History Lovers Are Here. These Finds Offer a Ticket to the Past.
Whether they want to travel, read, play games or be fashionable, these presents will surprise and delight your loved one.
The Mystery Behind the Model for the Statue of Liberty
The face of liberty has graced New York Harbor for 140 years, but the woman’s identity isn’t well known.
Mary Shelley
Considered the “Mother of Science Fiction,” Shelley is known for her influential horror novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.
George Orwell
George Orwell was an English author, essayist, and critic most famous for his novels Animal Farm and 1984.
Mein Kampf Was an Obscure Failure. Then It Became History’s Most Dangerous Bestseller
An inarticulate failure when it first came out a century ago, Adolf Hitler’s manifesto is now available with critical comments to make clear the dangers of fascism.
Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison was a Nobel- and Pulitzer Prize–winning American novelist. Among her best-known books are Beloved, The Bluest Eye, Sula, and Song of Solomon.
7 Surprising Facts About Jaws
It’s been 50 years since the groundbreaking summer blockbuster changed the beach, music, and the movies.
Oscar Wilde
Author Oscar Wilde wrote the acclaimed novel The Picture of Dorian Gray and the celebrated play The Importance of Being Earnest.
The History of Black Dandyism and Its Celebration at The Met Gala
This year’s theme, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” celebrates exceptional tailoring and the political and social activism within menswear.
Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel is a Nobel-Prize winning writer, teacher and activist known for his memoir 'Night,' in which he recounted his experiences surviving the Holocaust.
Ernest Hemingway
Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway was one of the great 20th-century American novelists, and is known for works such as A Farewell to Arms and The Old Man and the Sea.