Lawrence Wright

Lawrence Wright, born August 2, 1947, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author, screenwriter, staff writer for "The New Yorker" magazine, and fellow at the Center for Law and Security at the New York University School of Law. He is a graduate of Tulane University, and for two years taught at the American University in Cairo in Egypt.

Wright is the author of six books, but is best known for his 2006 book, "". A quick bestseller, "The Looming Tower" was awarded the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, and is frequently referenced by media pundits (including radio talk-show host Hugh Hewitt) as an excellent source of background information on Al Qaeda and the September 11 attacks. The book's title is a phrase from the Quran: "Wherever you are, death will find you, even in the looming tower," which Osama bin Laden quoted three times in a videotaped speech seen as directed to the 9/11 hijackers. [Wright, "The Looming Tower", p. 350]

Among Wright's other books is "Remembering Satan: A Tragic Case of Recovered Memory" (1994), about the Paul Ingram false memory case. On June 7, 1996, Wright testified at Ingram's pardon hearing.

Wright also co-wrote the screenplay for the film "The Siege" [1998] , which told the story of a terrorist attack in New York City that led to curtailed civil liberties and rounding up of Arab-Americans. [cite news |url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9227654 |title=Lawrence Wright's 'Trip to Al-Qaeda' |author=Amos, Deborah |publisher=National Public Radio |date=2007-03-30]

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* [http://www.metacritic.com/books/authors/wrightlawrence/loomingtower The Looming Tower Reviews at Metacritic]
* [http://www.authorviews.com/authors/wright/video.php AuthorViews video interview about The Looming Tower]
* [http://members.aol.com/ingramorg/hearing.htm Audio of Paul Ingram Pardon Hearing]
* [http://www.lawrencewright.com/bio.html Biography] at [http://www.lawrencewright.com lawrencewright.com]
* [http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/people6/Wright/wright-con1.html Lawrence Wright Interview: Conversations with History; Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley]
* [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/09/sunday/main3244713.shtml Reporting The Bin Laden Beat, Journalist Lawrence Wright Knows More About Al Qaeda's Leader Than Many CIA Operatives AUSTIN Sept. 9, 2007]