April 10, 2013
San Antonio Media Feature Wright as Part of Texas Book Festival
In anticipation of the Texas Book Festival San Antonio Edition, the San Antonio Current and the San Antonio Express-News featured Wright, who will appear along with other notable Texas writers at the event on Saturday, April 13, 2013.
April 06, 2013
“Chilling,” Says NY Review of Books about “Going Clear”
In the April 2013 edition of The New York Review of Books, Diane Johnson calls Going Clear an “evenhanded, chilling … investigation” of the Church of Scientology.
Wright … seems to have a particular ability to understand and explain issues related to religion, recovered memory, fanaticism, and deviance—and the nerve to withstand objections and threats.
March 21, 2013
Upcoming Event: Egypt in Transition
A Note from Lawrence Wright
I'm looking forward to chairing what should be a fascinating discussion on Egypt in this historic moment.
Egypt In Transition: A Conversation With Lawrence Wright, Mohamed Elmenshawy, Samer Shehata, and Robin Wright
April 15th, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
Fordham Law School, McNally Amphitheater
140 West 62nd Street, NYC
March 20, 2013
Bay Area Press Praises “Fallaci”
The San Francisco Examiner says Fallaci’s “personality and wit are pure theatrical gold.” Berkeleyside calls the play “distinctive and thought provoking,” agreeing that “Oriana Fallaci’s brilliant personality is fascinatingly presented.”
March 20, 2013
Sad News for Britain’s Libel Laws
A Note from Lawrence Wright
There was such hope when I visited the House of Lords last month that UK's notorious libel laws could be reformed. Now, they have been — for the worse, it appears.
The Guardian: “Press regulation: a victory for the rich, the celebrated and the powerful” ⟶
March 20, 2013
Video Chat with Goodreads.com
Wright sat down with Goodreads.com to discuss Going Clear and a range of other topics.
March 01, 2013
Britain’s Libel Laws Lead to Ban of “Going Clear”
A Note from Lawrence Wright
I had the chance to speak to members of the House of Lords who are considering the new defamation bill that would allow my book and other public-interest journalism to be published in the UK. Now, it's essentially banned because of the libel laws.
The Guardian: “Why can't we read the Scientology book Going Clear in the UK?” ⟶
February 19, 2013
AP Calls Going Clear “a Powerful Piece of Reportage”
Associated Press’s Nahal Toosi raves about Going Clear, going on to say the book “is a carefully written account, detached and with little sense of outrage apparent from the author's point of view... But that step-by-step, cautious approach adds to the book's value. Wright obviously understands that letting his findings speak for themselves is enough.”
February 07, 2013
Colbert Skewers Miscavige and Scientology
A Note from Lawrence Wright
The watermelon: greatest sight gag in years.
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