Lemann, a New Yorker staff writer, has worked as a reporter or editor for such publications as The Washington Monthly, Texas Monthly, The Atlantic Monthly and The Washington Post. The New Orleans native also has penned five books, most recently Redemption: The Last Battle of the Civil War. An ear...
Lemann, a New Yorker staff writer, has worked as a reporter or editor for such publications as The Washington Monthly, Texas Monthly, The Atlantic Monthly and The Washington Post. The New Orleans native also has penned five books, most recently Redemption: The Last Battle of the Civil War. An earlier book, The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy, helped lead to a major reform of the SAT.