Erik Pedersen

As he worked on an adaptation of some of America's essential documents over the past few years, cartoonist R. Sikoryak says one element of the ongoing American experiment became clear.

As he worked on an adaptation of some of America's essential documents over the past few years, cartoonist R. Sikoryak says one element of the ongoing American experiment became clear.

Rick Atkinson has won Pulitzer Prizes both for his reporting and for his work as a historian. He's w...

As he worked on an adaptation of some of America's essential documents over the past few years, cartoonist R. Sikoryak says one element of the ongoing American experiment became clear.

Rick Atkinson has won Pulitzer Prizes both for his reporting and for his work as a historian.

Rick Atkinson has won Pulitzer Prizes both for his reporting and for his work as a historian.

Rick Atkinson has won Pulitzer Prizes both for his reporting and for his work as a historian. He's written about five wars, and his books include “The Long Gray Line,” the Liberation Trilogy about the United States' role in the liberation of Europe during World War II and the first two books of the Revolution Trilogy. No less than Ken Burns said that Atkinson is “among the greatest of all historians.”

"The British Are Coming: The Graphic Edition, Volume 1" by Rick Atkinson. (Penguin Random House/TNS) Penguin Random House/TNS/TNS

'Spies and Other Gods' author James Wolff, which is not his real name, answers The Book Pages questions.

James Wolff is not his real name, but the former spy who writes under that nom de plume is the author of “Spies and Other Gods,” a splendid mystery set in the world of espionage.