Nate Blakeslee
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Nate Blakeslee is a journalist and author in the United States.[1] He wrote a book about the 1999 drug arrests in Tulia, Texas about a corrupt lawman persecuting mostly African American residents,[2] and a book about the O-Six, an American wolf.[3][4][5][6] He has written for the Texas Observer and is a Senior Editor for Texas Monthly.
He is from Arlington, Texas and studied journalism in graduate school at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas.[7] Film rights for his book on the Tulia drug busts and former NAACP lawyer Vanita Gupta's efforts in pursuit of justice were acquired in 2017.[8]
Writings
- Tulia: Race, Cocaine and Corruption in a Small Texas Town, Won the 2005 J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize for excellence in nonfiction and was a finalist for the PEN/Martha Albrand Award,
- American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West, Crown, ISBN 978-1-101-90278-3
Articles
References
- ^ "Books by Nate Blakeslee and Complete Book Reviews". PublishersWeekly.com.
- ^ "Tulia drug arrests subject of proposed movie". Plainview Herald. August 15, 2017.
- ^ "Nate Blakeslee". PBS NewsHour.
- ^ Bass, Rick (December 1, 2017). "October's Book Club Pick: 'American Wolf,' by Nate Blakeslee". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Blackmore, Willy (December 21, 2017). "An American wolf in Yellowstone". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Author Nate Blakeslee explores value of one wolf's life | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com.
- ^ Sun, ANGIE DE ANGELIS Special to The. "Author uncovers a tale of treachery". Gainesville Sun.
- ^ "Seth Gordon to Direct 'Tulia,' Story of Notorious Racial Injustice Case (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. August 10, 2017.
- ^ Alex Jones Is About To Explode Texas Monthly
- ^ Blakeslee, Nate (May 29, 2018). "Can a Transgender Woman Get Justice in Texas?". Texas Monthly.