Rebecca Knuth

About The Author

Rebecca Knuth is a former University of Hawaii professor, an expert on censorship and cultural destruction, and the author of Libricide: The Regime-Sponsored Destruction of Books and Libraries in the 20th Century. After retiring in 2014, she transitioned into writing creative nonfiction. In 2024, she published Emily Dickinson Had to Have Curls: The Feminine Masks Forced on Women Writers; her memoir, London Sojourn (She Writes Press, 2026) recounts her experiences after moving to the UK. Now a full-time writer, Rebecca lives in Portland, Oregon, near her son and with her labradoodle.

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Books by Rebecca Knuth

The Many Wives of James P. Watson

The Story of the "Prince Charming" Serial Killer

By Rebecca Knuth

For fans of Dateline-style investigations and true-crime mysteries, the story of a turn-of-the-century con man who married fifty women—and the one suspicious wife who helped expose his black-bag trail of theft, betrayal, and murder.

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London Sojourn

Rewriting Life After Retirement

By Rebecca Knuth

For fans of Eat, Pray, Love and Without Reservations, a captivating memoir of one woman’s bold leap into reinvention—trading academia for adventure, storytelling, and self-discovery in the heart of London.

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