Middle East Correspondent. Author of Nazi Billionaires
Bio
History
Nonfiction
Biography
Business
World War II
Politics
Sam Kean
New York Times-bestselling author of six narrative science history books, including Disappearing Spoon and Icepick Surgeon
Science
True Crime
History
Nonfiction
Sam Wasson
New York Times Best Selling author of many books on Hollywood including The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood. He lives in Los Angeles.
Hollywood
Film
History
Biography
Daniel Schulman
New York Times bestselling author of Sons of Wichita and The Money Kings, deputy editor (news & politics) @motherjones
History
Biography
Finance
Journalism
Brandy Schillace
LGBT
History
Mystery
Science
Soraya Palmer
Magical Realism
Memoir
Fantasy
Contemporary
LGBT
Melanie Notkin
Nonfiction
Memoir
Psychology
Family
Feminism
Tim Denevi
Nonfiction
History
Biography
Memoir
American
Richard Munson
Wrote biographies of Nicola Tesla, Jacques Cousteau, and pending on Benjamin Franklin. Also wrote history of electricity and profiles of food and farm innovators.
Technology
History
Biography
Science
Martin Turnbull
Historical fiction author focused on life during Hollywood's studio era (1920s to 1950s)
Indie
Historical Fiction
Hollywood
Kyoko Mori
Literary Nonfiction
Women Issues
Elena Lappin
Novelist and journalist, author of What Language Do I Dream In? (A Memoir)
Nonfiction
Memoir
Fiction
Short Stories
Substack
Europe
Matthew Davis
Nonfiction writer and author of forthcoming book about Mt. Rushmore, experienced leader in cultural diplomacy
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