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.

POLITICO: Play stages Camp David peace accords ⟶

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.

National Book Critics Blog ⟶

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. 

Announcing the L.A. Times Book Prize finalists for 2013 ⟶

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

AUDIO: Interview on 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 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.

Listen to the interview ⟶

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