“How History Influenced My Mystery: The Murder of Elijah Lovejoy”

My new historical mystery, Perish from the Earth, is being published by Crooked Lane Books in July. Perish is the...
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MyShelf.com Review of Perish from the Earth

“One of the best books I have read in a long time. I can’t recommend it highly enough. If you...
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June 2017 Newsletter

For my new Lincoln and Speed mystery, I knew I wanted to follow Lincoln out onto "the circuit," where he...
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October 2016 Newsletter

Nearly three months into the launch of my debut novel I’ve been blown away by the experience.  I’ve had an...
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New York Society Library: Debut Authors Panel

Debut authors Jonathan Putnam, Julia Claiborne Johnson and Imbolo Mbue discuss their new novels at the New York Society...
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Full Harvard Coop Interview

Jonathan Putnam is interviewed about his debut novel, These Honored Dead, by his father, Harvard professor and best-selling author...
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Auntie M Writes review

Jonathan Putnam draws on his own trial experience in addition to his wealth of knowledge about Abraham Lincoln to...
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