Simon & Schuster will publish a posthumous essay collection by Pulitzer and National Book Award winner David McCullough called HISTORY MATTERS on September 16. Many of the essays are previously unpublished and address “the importance of history, especially our shared history as Americans.” The book features a forward by Jon Meacham and is edited by McCullough’s daughter Dorie McCullough Lawson and his longtime researcher Michael Hill. Jonathan Karp acquired world rights from Anne Sibbald at Janklow & Nesbit, with Bob Bender, executive editor emeritus, editing.
