Hallie Rubenhold

Hallie Rubenhold is a British historian and a bestselling author. She debuted with “The Covent Garden Lilies,” an accessible history of an 18th-century directory of London prostitutes. The book was adapted into a BBC documentary, “The Harlot’s Handbook,” which was presented by Rubenhold herself. Rubenhold’s 2019 book “The Five” was awarded the Baillie Gifford Prize and was shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize.