Media & Public Appearances
Below are links to my public appearances and media coverage of my work. Future scheduled public appearances will be listed at the bottom of this page.
The Case of the Forgery That Wasn't
Washington Post and London Times, August 2023
A Titanic victim's favorite book--a novel that belonged to one of the most powerful literary women in Elizabethan England--has long been regarded as one of Harvard's most notorious forgeries.
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But, in truth, it was no forgery.
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Check out the Washington Post and London Times coverage of my sleuthing on a famous forgery--that turned out to be real.
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Decoding the Defiance of Henry VIII's First Wife
New York Times, July 2022
The New York Times covers my breakthrough decoding of a ciphered pendant designed for Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of King Henry VIII. Read the full article here.
The Secret Codes of Lady Mary Wroth
Delivered at the Grolier Club, NYC June 2022
In 2019, I discovered a 400-year-old book with a cryptic cipher on its cover. It belonged to the first female English novelist, Lady Mary Wroth. Watch me decipher the meaning of this cryptic symbol and unravel the story of love and loss it conceals in this talk at the Grolier Club in NYC.
The Secret-Seeker
Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences profiles my research on Renaissance ciphers, March 2022.
The Renaissance was a time fraught with danger and secrecy. Kings, writers, magicians, and thinkers used ciphers, or secret writing systems, to conceal sensitive information. When these codes come to light, they bring us nose-to-nose with the ghosts of 500 years ago.
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Read Harvard's feature on my work here.
See my Harvard Horizons profile here.
Impressive Women, Impressionable Skin
Talk for The Online Olio, Oct. 2021
Did you know that some women were bookbinders in 17th-century England? Learn more about their craft
--and how to play detective with rare bookbindings--in this video.
A 17th-Century Monogrammed Binding Reveals its Secrets
News feature in Fine Books Magazine, Jan. 2021
Fine Books Magazine covers my discovery of Lady Mary Wroth's monogrammed book in this news feature.
