Edward Humes
Edward Humes | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Occupation | Journalist, writer |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Hampshire College |
Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Specialized Reporting |
Edward Humes is an American journalist and non-fiction writer.
Biography
Humes was born in Philadelphia and attended Hampshire College.[citation needed]
In 1989 he received the Pulitzer Prize for specialized reporting for investigative stories he wrote about the United States military for the Orange County Register.[1]
Afterward, he began writing non-fiction books. Humes is the author of 13 nonfiction books, including the bestselling Mississippi Mud; No Matter How Loud I Shout; Baby E.R.; A Man and His Mountain; and Garbology, a popular selection for the First Year Experience program on college campuses.[citation needed]
In 2001, Humes spent a year teaching a writing workshop at Whitney High School in Cerritos, California, a middle-class Los Angeles suburb. His observations while at the school led to his narrative non-fiction book School of Dreams, published in 2004.[citation needed]
Humes is a contributing writer for Sierra Magazine, California Lawyer and Los Angeles Magazine, among other publications. He is married to journalist and author Donna Wares and lives in Southern California.[citation needed]
Books
Non-fiction
- Humes, Edward (2016). Door to Door: The Magnificent, Maddening, Mysterious World of Transportation. New York: Harper. ISBN 978-0062372079.
- Humes, Edward (2013). A Man and his Mountain: The Everyman who Created Kendall-Jackson and Became America's Greatest Wine Entrepreneur. New York: PublicAffairs. ISBN 9781610392853.
- Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash Publisher: Avery (April 19, 2012) ISBN 978-1-58333-434-8 [2]
- Humes, Edward (2007). Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America's Soul. Ecco/HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-088548-9.
- Humes, Edward (2006). Over Here: How the G.I. Bill Transformed the American Dream. Harcourt. ISBN 0-15-100710-1.
- Humes, Edward (2004). School of Dreams : Making the Grade at a Top American High School. Harcourt/Harvest Books. ISBN 0-15-603007-1.
- Humes, Edward (2004). My California: Journeys by Great Writers. Angel City Press. ISBN 1-883318-43-2. (contributor)
- Humes, Edward (2004). Baby ER: The Heroic Doctors and Nurses Who Perform Medicine's Tiniest Miracles. Simon & Schuster. ASIN B000A9GLXG.
- Humes, Edward (2003). Mean Justice. Pocket. ISBN 0-671-03427-8.
- Humes, Edward (1997). No Matter How Loud I Shout: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-684-81195-2.
True crime
- Burned: A Story of Murder and the Crime That Wasn't, Dutton, ISBN 9781524742133, January 8, 2019
- Mississippi Mud: Southern Justice and the Dixie Mafia, Pocket, ISBN 0-671-53505-6, December 1, 1995
- Buried Secrets: A True Story of Serial Murder, New Amer Library, ISBN 0-451-17164-0
- Murderer With a Badge: The Secret Life of a Rogue Cop, E P Dutton, ISBN 0-525-93498-7, November 1, 1992
Article
- Talk Radio Evolution, The Huffington Post, February 23, 2007.[3]
References
External links
- Edward Humes' personal web site
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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- Randall Savage, Jackie Crosby, Andrew Schneider & Mary Pat Flaherty (1986)
- Alex S. Jones (1987)
- Walt Bogdanich (1988)
- Edward Humes (1989)
- Tamar Stieber (1990)
- Natalie Angier (1991)
- Deborah Blum (1992)
- Paul Ingrassia & Joseph B. White (1993)
- Eric Freedman & Jim Mitzelfeld (1994)
- David Shribman (1995)
- Bob Keeler (1996)
- Byron Acohido (1997)
- Linda Greenhouse (1998)
- Chuck Philips & Michael A. Hiltzik (1999)
- George Dohrman (2000)
- David Cay Johnston (2001)
- Gretchen Morgenson (2002)
- Diana K. Sugg (2003)
- Daniel Golden (2004)
- Amy Dockser Marcus (2005)
- Dana Priest (2006)