I majored in history in college, although I never intended to be a historian. And they were often funny. Any good piece of journalism, any good piece of writing, has a strong historical component. I'm convinced of that. If you're writing a profile of a murderer and you're talking about that murderer's childhood, that's history.
History is all seamless, it's all real, it's all relevant.
You know, I don't read that much history, because I don't think there's that much terrific history around. I read the best written, most moving, most powerful things I can find. I think it's a terrific trend. So I look forward to being lured into some of these books.