March 19, 2014
VIDEO: POLITICO Talks with ‘Camp David’
POLITICO interviews Wright and longtime Carter aide, Gerald Rafshoon, about Camp David, which starts previews this Friday, March 21, at DC’s Arena Stage.
March 15, 2014
Camp David Previewed by Washington Post
A Note from Lawrence Wright
OK, here we go...
Arena’s ‘Camp David’ tries to turn the grind of diplomacy into the stuff of drama ⟶
March 12, 2014
LISTEN: Longform.org Interview at SXSW
Longform.org features Wright on their podcast, during their visit to Austin for SXSW. Features quotes like this gem:
"If I had the chance to interview Osama Bin Laden, should I kill him? It’s a fair question. Suppose we’re having dinner — should I stab him with the bread knife? Do I have a moral obligation to kill him? Or do I have a moral obligation as a reporter to simply hear him?"
You can download the episode [MP3] or visit Longform’s website to hear the interview.
- [6:00] Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief (Knopf • Jan 2013)
- [6:00] The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 (Knopf • Aug 2006)
- [7:45] The Siege (Twentieth Century Fox • 1998)
- [14:45] "The Apostate" (The New Yorker • Feb 2011)
- [30:15] My Trip to Al-Qaeda (Jigsaw Productions • Apr 2010)
March 12, 2014
National Book Critics Circle Praises ‘Going Clear’
In the weeks leading up to the March 13 announcement of the 2013 NBCC award winners, the National Book Critics Circle’s blog is highlighting the thirty finalists. NBCC board member Alex Abramovich offered an appreciation of Lawrence Wright's nonfiction finalist, Going Clear.
March 08, 2014
Camp David on Hardball with Chris Matthews
A Note from Lawrence Wright
Richard Thomas, who plays Jimmy Carter in my Camp David play, was on Hardball tonight. Great job.
You can find the full trasncript of the episode here.
February 20, 2014
Finalist for L.A. Times Book Prize
Going Clear is a finalist for the 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize, in the “Current Interest” category. The winners will be announed on April 11, 2014.
January 16, 2014
Wright on Oregon Public Radio
Wright is interviewed about Going Clear and Scientology by Dave Miller on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Thinking Out Loud.
January 14, 2014
Wright in The Oregonian
Wright shares his fascination with religious fervor and what led him to write Going Clear with The Oregonian's Steve Duin.
Steve Duin: Lawrence Wright goes clear on Scientology and religious fervor ⟶
January 13, 2014
‘Going Clear’ Nominated for National Book Critics 2013 Circle Award
Going Clear is one of five nominations in the 2014 award’s nonfiction category.
January 12, 2014
Resurgence of Al-Qaeda in Iraq & Syria
Wright was interviewed with fellow journalist Dexter Filkins by The New Yorker’s Dorothy Wickenden, as part of the Political Scene podcast.
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