Vesper North

Vesper North is a writer and artist who teaches English and communication and is a member of the TAB Journal staff.

The Legacy of a Caged Bird: On Gene Andrew Jarrett’s “Paul Laurence Dunbar”

Vesper North considers Gene Andrew Jarrett’s updated biography, “Paul Laurence Dunbar: The Life and Times of a Caged Bird.”...

NONFICTION

HISTORY

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY

POETRY

No One Knows Roe like Joshua Prager

A new history of Roe v. Wade....

HISTORY

Selling Menthol: On Keith Wailoo’s “Pushing Cool”

A history of the menthol cigarette and its effects on Black people....

HISTORY

A Love Story Finally Brought to Light: On Liz Brown’s “Twilight Man”

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Risk Management and Its Discontents

ECONOMICS AND FINANCE

Conversations on Imperfection

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY

A Look at Nothing: On Susan A. Crane’s “Nothing Happened: A History”

HISTORY

CULTURAL STUDIES