July 02, 2025
New Book Club Kit for The Human Scale!
The Human Scale is a popular selection for book clubs. It’s not only a gripping page-turner, but a balanced and carefully researched history of an epochal conflict. Check out our official Book Club Kit for discussion questions, a helpful glossary of characters and terms, and a special note from the author.
Keep ReadingAugust 02, 2022
Zawahiri profile republished after Al Qaeda leader is killed 20 years later.
The New Yorker is republishing my Zawahiri piece, "The Man Behind bin-Laden, from 2002. It took another 20 years to find the reason to bring it back. This is the story of how and why AQ arose. https://t.co/WPwo1dsvRb
— Lawrence Wright (@lawrence_wright) August 2, 2022
Wright also appeared on MSNBC’s Chris Hayes and Morning Joe to discuss the U.S. military’s assassination of longtime Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
August 26, 2016
Wright Talks Terror on NPR’s All Things Considered
Don’t miss Wright’s recent appearance on NPR’s news show, All Things Considered.
June 24, 2015
New Yorker: The Families of the ISIS hostages in Syria
A Note from Lawrence Wright
My piece on the five families of reporters and aid workers captured in Syria. Most emotional piece I've ever done:
September 12, 2014
Appearance on PBS Newshour to Discuss Missing 9/11 Report Pages
Wright appears on PBS Newshour to discuss the missing pages in the 9/11 report, as discussed in his recent post at NewYorker.com.
Newshour: Classified pages of a 9/11 report may implicate key U.S. ally ⟶
September 09, 2014
Wright on the New Yorker Blog: The Saudis and a 9/11 Mystery
Why are twenty-eight pages of Congress’s report on the attacks still classified?
April 23, 2014
Interview with Assharq al-Awsat
Wright sat down with Assharq al-Awsat, the leading Arabic language paper. The interview is only available in Arabic.
April 04, 2014
NBC News Features Play After Carters Attend Premiere
Andrea Mitchell interviews Wright and actor Richard Thomas on NBC Nightly News.
April 02, 2014
American Theatre Tells How ‘Camp David’ Came to Life
The April issue of American Theatre magazine profiles Wright and explores how the new play, Camp David, came to life.
Each of Wright’s plays has been “a big step forward,” [Oskar] Eustis remarks. When playwrights create drama from journalism, “the biggest hurdle is demonstrating to people that the theatre has something to add to this discussion. And there are few people who are better qualified to do that than Larry.”
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