Casey Cep

Casey Cep is a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of “ Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee .”

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Deb Haaland Confronts the History of the Federal Agency She Leads

american chronicles · May 6, 2024

As the first Native American Cabinet member, the Secretary of the Interior has made it part of her job to address the travesties of the past. Casey Cep reports.

The Fight to Preserve African-American History

american chronicles · February 3, 2020

Casey Cep on how activists and preservationists are changing the kinds of places that are protected, and what it means to preserve them.

The Contested Legacy of Atticus Finch

a critic at large · December 17, 2018

Casey Cep on Harper Lee’s beloved father figure, who became a talking point during the Kavanaugh hearings and is now coming to Broadway.