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⚫ | '''Kevin Sullivan''' (born November 5, 1959) is an American journalist and author who is an associate editor at ''[[The Washington Post]]''. Sullivan was a ''Post'' foreign correspondent for 14 years, working with his wife, [[Mary Jordan (journalist)|Mary Jordan]], as the newspaper's co-bureau chiefs in [[Tokyo]], [[Mexico City]] and [[London]]. Sullivan is known for parachuting into faraway places, from Congo to Burma to Baghdad. He went to Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and to Saudi Arabia when King Abdullah died, and again after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered. He has also worked as the ''Post''<nowiki/>'s chief foreign correspondent, deputy foreign editor, and Sunday and Features Editor. |
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'''Kevin Sullivan''' (born November 5, 1959) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, best-selling author and senior correspondent at ''[[The Washington Post]]''. |
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⚫ | Sullivan and Jordan wrote three books together. ''Trump on Trial'' chronicled the Trump impeachment, and ''Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland'' was written with kidnapping survivors with Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus. Sullivan and Jordan have also been featured authors at the Library of Congress [[National Book Festival]] in Washington, D.C. |
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⚫ | Sullivan was a ''Post'' foreign correspondent for 14 years, working with his wife, |
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⚫ | Sullivan was raised in [[Brunswick, Maine]] and graduated from the [[University of New Hampshire]] in 1981. After working for ''[[The Providence Journal]]'' in [[Rhode Island]] and the ''[[Gloucester Daily Times]]'' in [[Massachusetts]], Sullivan joined the ''Post'' in 1991.<ref name="projects.washingtonpost.com">''The Washington Post'' [http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/articles/kevin+sullivan/ Washington Post National: Staff - Kevin Sullivan].</ref> |
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Sullivan is a frequent commentator on television and radio. He and Jordan have also been featured authors at the Library of Congress [[National Book Festival]] in Washington, D.C. |
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⚫ | Sullivan was raised in [[Brunswick, Maine]] and graduated from the [[University of New Hampshire]] in 1981. After working for ''[[The Providence Journal]]'' in [[Rhode Island]] and the ''[[Gloucester Daily Times]]'' in [[Massachusetts]], Sullivan joined the ''Post'' in 1991.<ref name="projects.washingtonpost.com">''The Washington Post'' [http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/articles/kevin+sullivan/ Washington Post National: Staff - Kevin Sullivan].</ref> |
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Sullivan spent a year studying Japanese language and East Asian affairs at [[Georgetown University]] in 1994–95, and he studied Spanish and Latin American affairs as a [[John S. Knight Fellowships for Professional Journalists|John S. Knight]] Fellow at [[Stanford University]] from 1999 to 2000.<ref>Stanford University Knight Fellowships. [http://knight.stanford.edu/fellows/2000/index.html "Knight Fellowship Class of 2000"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720052259/http://knight.stanford.edu/fellows/2000/index.html |date=2011-07-20 }}.</ref> |
Sullivan spent a year studying Japanese language and East Asian affairs at [[Georgetown University]] in 1994–95, and he studied Spanish and Latin American affairs as a [[John S. Knight Fellowships for Professional Journalists|John S. Knight]] Fellow at [[Stanford University]] from 1999 to 2000.<ref>Stanford University Knight Fellowships. [http://knight.stanford.edu/fellows/2000/index.html "Knight Fellowship Class of 2000"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720052259/http://knight.stanford.edu/fellows/2000/index.html |date=2011-07-20 }}.</ref> |
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==Career |
==Career== |
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⚫ | Sullivan and Jordan won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for a series of stories about the Mexican criminal justice system. They were also finalists for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, along with four ''Post'' photographers, for a series of stories on difficulties facing women around the world. |
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⚫ | Sullivan and Jordan wrote ''The Prison Angel: Mother Antonia's Journey from Beverly Hills to a Life of Service in a Mexican Jail''. The book was given the [[Christopher Award]] in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unh.edu/unhtoday/news/release/2011/02/14/alum-pulitzer-prize-winner-discuss-journalism-career-unh-feb-22|title=Alum, Pulitzer Prize Winner to Discuss Journalism Career at UNH Feb. 22|date=February 14, 2011|website=UNH Today}}</ref> |
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⚫ | They also co-authored with Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus, [[Ariel Castro kidnappings|two of the women kidnapped]] and held for nearly a decade by Ariel Castro in [[Cleveland]]—of ''Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland'', published by Viking in April 2015. Sullivan also contributed a chapter to ''Trump Revealed: An American Journey of Ambition, Ego, Money, and Power'', a Washington Post biography of then-candidate Donald Trump published by Scribner in 2016. |
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⚫ | Sullivan was also part of a Post team that was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Reporting from Saudi Arabia, Sullivan contributed to what the Pulitzer board called the Post's “commanding and courageous” coverage of the October 2018 murder of Saudi-born journalist Jamal Khashoggi. |
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Sullivan and Jordan contributed a chapter to ''Nine Irish Lives: The Thinkers, Fighters and Artists Who Helped Build America,'' edited by Mark Bailey and published by Algonquin Books in 2018. Sullivan and Jordan are the authors of ''Trump on Trial: The Investigation, Impeachment, Acquittal and Aftermath'', published by Scribner in August 2020. The book, with reporting contributions from Washington Post colleagues, was given a “starred” review by Kirkus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kevin-sullivan/trump-on-trial/|title=TRUMP ON TRIAL | Kirkus Reviews|via=www.kirkusreviews.com}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Sullivan and Jordan, with ''Post'' colleague [[Keith Richburg]], also won the 1998 [[George Polk Awards|George Polk Award]] for their reporting on the [[1997 Asian Financial Crisis]]. Sullivan and Jordan have also won |
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==Awards== |
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Sullivan and Jordan are the authors of the critically acclaimed ''“Trump on Trial: The Investigation, Impeachment, Acquittal and Aftermath,”'' published by Scribner in August 2020. The book, with reporting contributions from Washington Post colleagues, was given a “starred” review by Kirkus, which said it “sets a standard for political storytelling with impeccable research and lively writing.” It was reviewed on the cover of the New York Times Book Review. |
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⚫ | Sullivan and Jordan won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for a series of stories about the Mexican criminal justice system. They were also finalists for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, along with four ''Post'' photographers, for a series of stories on difficulties facing women around the world. |
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⚫ | Sullivan was also part of a Post team that was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Reporting from Saudi Arabia, Sullivan contributed to what the Pulitzer board called the Post's “commanding and courageous” coverage of the October 2018 murder of Saudi-born journalist Jamal Khashoggi. |
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⚫ | Sullivan and Jordan, with ''Post'' colleague [[Keith Richburg]], also won the 1998 [[George Polk Awards|George Polk Award]] for their reporting on the [[1997 Asian Financial Crisis]]. Sullivan and Jordan have also won awards from the [[Overseas Press Club|Overseas Press Club of America]] and the [[Society of Professional Journalists]]. |
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Sullivan also contributed a chapter to ''Trump Revealed: An American Journey of Ambition, Ego, Money, and Power'', a Washington Post biography of then-candidate Donald Trump published by Scribner in 2016. |
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Sullivan and Jordan contributed a chapter to ''Nine Irish Lives: The Thinkers, Fighters and Artists Who Helped Build America,'' edited by Mark Bailey and published by Algonquin Books in 2018. |
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== Works == |
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===Selected works from 2019 Pulitzer Prize-finalist series on the Jamal Khashoggi murder=== |
===Selected works from 2019 Pulitzer Prize-finalist series on the Jamal Khashoggi murder=== |
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*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-is-chief-of-the-tribe-in-a-cowed-house-of-saud/2018/10/30/f6fa4b68-d946-11e8-aeb7-ddcad4a0a54e_story.html?noredirect=on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is ‘chief of the tribe’ in a cowed House of Saud] |
*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-is-chief-of-the-tribe-in-a-cowed-house-of-saud/2018/10/30/f6fa4b68-d946-11e8-aeb7-ddcad4a0a54e_story.html?noredirect=on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is ‘chief of the tribe’ in a cowed House of Saud] |
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===Other selected works=== |
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*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/troubled-quiet-macho-angry-the-volatile-life-of-omar-mateen/2016/06/17/15229250-34a6-11e6-8758-d58e76e11b12_story.html The troubled and volatile life of Orlando mass murderer Omar Mateen] |
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*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/police-call-him-an-isis-recruiter-he-says-hes-just-an-outspoken-preacher/2015/11/23/924d8f6e-8a15-11e5-9a07-453018f9a0ec_story.html Police call him an ISIS recruiter. He says he's just an outspoken preacher.] |
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*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/life-in-the-islamic-state/2015/10/01/overview/ Life in the "Islamic State"] |
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*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-americans-are-coming-texans-fear-obama-led-us-military-invasion/2015/07/04/58047fee-2001-11e5-84d5-eb37ee8eaa61_story.html The Americans Are Coming!] |
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*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/a-rare-look-inside-a-saudi-prison-that-showers-terrorists-with-perks/2015/03/01/2da9dfb4-a64e-11e4-a162-121d06ca77f1_story.html A rare look inside a Saudi prison that showers terrorists with perks] |
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*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/a-flogging-in-saudi-arabia-is-just-one-sign-of-a-new-crackdown-on-rights-activists/2015/01/20/e9c50f86-9da0-11e4-86a3-1b56f64925f6_story.html Flogging case in Saudi Arabia is just one sign of a new crackdown on rights activists] |
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*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/syrian-refugees/story/refuge/ 18 stories from Syrian Exodus] |
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*[http://www.minaret.org/iol/afghantorture.htm A Body and Spirit Broken by the Taliban] |
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*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/06/AR2006110601256.html A Hymn to Yesterday: Paul McCartney Premieres His Choral Work, an Elegy for Linda] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121225105628/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-11-12/world/35504094_1_saudi-women-young-women-saudi-arabia Saudi Arabia struggles to employ its most-educated women] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130916025430/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-09-06/world/41833837_1_armed-militias-libya-s-revolution Two years after Libya's revolution, government struggles to control hundreds of armed militias] |
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*[https://archive.today/20131219212956/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-08-04/world/35493092_1_iraq-struggles-iraq-in-two-years-limo In Iraq, scenes of hope and fear seven months after U.S. troops’ departure] |
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*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/world/iraq-after-america/ Nine portraits of Iraq without America] |
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*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601938.html Novel Faiths Find Followers Among Russia's Disillusioned] |
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*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/brokenlives/broken5.htm S. Korea's Middle Class Hides Its Despair ] |
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*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/brokenlives/broken4a.htm Death of 3 Salesmen - Partners in Suicide] |
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*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2018/08/17/feature/the-un-celebrity-president-jimmy-carter-shuns-riches-lives-modestly-in-his-georgia-hometown/ The un-Celebrity President] |
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*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/world/wp/2018/04/05/feature/for-an-american-teen-whose-parents-were-deported-to-mexico-an-agonizing-choice/ Lulu’s Choice] |
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*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2017/03/18/fear-hope-and-deportations/ Fear, Hope and Deportations] |
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*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2016/12/02/voices-from-standing-rock/ Voices from Standing Rock] |
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*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/12/07/as-dylann-roof-trial-begins-prosecutor-describes-each-victims-life-and-how-they-died/ ‘Evil, evil, evil as can be’: Emotional testimony as Dylann Roof trial begins] |
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*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/fidel-castro-cuban-dictator-dies-at-90/2016/11/26/f37bf3bc-b399-11e6-be1c-8cec35b1ad25_story.html Fidel Castro, revolutionary leader who remade Cuba as a socialist state, dies at 90] |
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*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/for-a-president-trump-global-real-estate-deals-present-unprecedented-gray-areas/2016/05/30/beac0038-15fa-11e6-aa55-670cabef46e0_story.html For a President Trump, global real estate deals present unprecedented gray areas] |
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===Appearances and interviews=== |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110220134148/http://www.poynter.org/how-tos/newsgathering-storytelling/chip-on-your-shoulder/69900/shoulder-to-shoulder-the-art-and-chaos-of-collaboration/ Shoulder to Shoulder: The Art and Chaos of Collaboration] (Poynter Institute, 2005) |
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*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/national/a-book-on-the-cleveland-kidnapping-survivors/2015/04/29/105e33a4-edef-11e4-8050-839e9234b303_video.html The Cleveland kidnapping: 'He took everything away'] (''Washington Post'' TV, 2015) |
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*[https://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6970 Hope: Survival in Cleveland: 2015 National Book Festival] (Library of Congress, 2015) |
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Born | November 5, 1959 |
Occupation | journalist |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of New Hampshire |
Genre | non-fiction |
Kevin Sullivan (born November 5, 1959) is an American journalist and author who is an associate editor at The Washington Post. Sullivan was a Post foreign correspondent for 14 years, working with his wife, Mary Jordan, as the newspaper's co-bureau chiefs in Tokyo, Mexico City and London. Sullivan is known for parachuting into faraway places, from Congo to Burma to Baghdad. He went to Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and to Saudi Arabia when King Abdullah died, and again after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered. He has also worked as the Post's chief foreign correspondent, deputy foreign editor, and Sunday and Features Editor.
Sullivan and Jordan wrote three books together. Trump on Trial chronicled the Trump impeachment, and Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland was written with kidnapping survivors with Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus. Sullivan and Jordan have also been featured authors at the Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
Early life and education
[edit]Sullivan was raised in Brunswick, Maine and graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1981. After working for The Providence Journal in Rhode Island and the Gloucester Daily Times in Massachusetts, Sullivan joined the Post in 1991.[1]
Sullivan spent a year studying Japanese language and East Asian affairs at Georgetown University in 1994–95, and he studied Spanish and Latin American affairs as a John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University from 1999 to 2000.[2]
Career
[edit]Sullivan and Jordan wrote The Prison Angel: Mother Antonia's Journey from Beverly Hills to a Life of Service in a Mexican Jail. The book was given the Christopher Award in 2006.[3]
They also co-authored with Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus, two of the women kidnapped and held for nearly a decade by Ariel Castro in Cleveland—of Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland, published by Viking in April 2015. Sullivan also contributed a chapter to Trump Revealed: An American Journey of Ambition, Ego, Money, and Power, a Washington Post biography of then-candidate Donald Trump published by Scribner in 2016.
Sullivan and Jordan contributed a chapter to Nine Irish Lives: The Thinkers, Fighters and Artists Who Helped Build America, edited by Mark Bailey and published by Algonquin Books in 2018. Sullivan and Jordan are the authors of Trump on Trial: The Investigation, Impeachment, Acquittal and Aftermath, published by Scribner in August 2020. The book, with reporting contributions from Washington Post colleagues, was given a “starred” review by Kirkus.[4]
Awards
[edit]Sullivan and Jordan won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for a series of stories about the Mexican criminal justice system. They were also finalists for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, along with four Post photographers, for a series of stories on difficulties facing women around the world.
Sullivan was also part of a Post team that was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Reporting from Saudi Arabia, Sullivan contributed to what the Pulitzer board called the Post's “commanding and courageous” coverage of the October 2018 murder of Saudi-born journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Sullivan and Jordan, with Post colleague Keith Richburg, also won the 1998 George Polk Award for their reporting on the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. Sullivan and Jordan have also won awards from the Overseas Press Club of America and the Society of Professional Journalists.
Works
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Mary Jordan; Kevin Sullivan (5 May 2005). The Prison Angel: Mother Antonia's Journey from Beverly Hills to a Life of Service in a Mexican Jail. Penguin Press. ISBN 978-1594200564
- Amanda Berry; Gina DeJesus; Mary Jordan; Kevin Sullivan (27 April 2015). Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland. Viking Press. ISBN 978-0698178953
- Kevin Sullivan; Mary Jordan (25 August 2020). Trump on Trial: The Investigation, Impeachment, Acquittal and Aftermath. Scribner. ISBN 978-1-9821-5299-4.
Selected works from 2003 Pulitzer Prize-winning stories
[edit]- In Mexico Hinterland, Life Beyond the Law
- Torture, A Ghost in Mexico's Closet
- Disparate Justice Imprisons Mexico's Poor
- Kidnapping is Growth Industry in Mexico
Selected works from 2009 Pulitzer Prize-finalist series on the difficulties facing women
[edit]- A Mother's Final Look at Life
- In Sierra Leone, Every Pregnancy Is a 'Chance of Dying'
- Africa's Last and Leas
- In Africa, One Family's Struggle With the Global Food Crisis
Selected works from 2019 Pulitzer Prize-finalist series on the Jamal Khashoggi murder
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Washington Post Washington Post National: Staff - Kevin Sullivan.
- ^ Stanford University Knight Fellowships. "Knight Fellowship Class of 2000" Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Alum, Pulitzer Prize Winner to Discuss Journalism Career at UNH Feb. 22". UNH Today. February 14, 2011.
- ^ "TRUMP ON TRIAL | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.