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Katherine Eban

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Katherine Eban
Born
Katherine Eban Finkelstein

1966 or 1967 (age 59–60)[1]
Education
OccupationsJournalist, author
EmployerRolling Stone
SpouseB. Kenneth Levenson II

Katherine Eban (born 1966 or 1967) is an American investigative journalist and author. She is the national investigative correspondent for Rolling Stone,[2] a contributor at Fortune and Vanity Fair, and writes for a variety of other national magazines.[3][4][5][6] Her work has focused on public health and homeland security issues.

Career

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Eban has written two books. Dangerous Doses: How Counterfeiters are Contaminating America's Drug Supply was one of the best books of 2005 according to Kirkus Reviews. In 2019, she published Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom.[7] She has received grants from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to support her books.[8] Bottle of Lies won the Cornelius Ryan Award from the Overseas Press Club of America.[9]

The 2019 film The Report is partly inspired by Eban's "Rorschach and Awe" article in Vanity Fair.[10][11]

In 2020, Eban's book Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom won the Science in Society Book Award from the National Association of Science Writers.[12]

In 2026, Eban became Rolling Stone's National Investigative Correspondent.[2]

Personal life

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Eban's father is a corporate lawyer, and her mother is a professor at the Yale School of Drama.[1] Eban holds degrees from Brown University, the University of East Anglia, and the University of Oxford, where she was a Rhodes Scholar. She is an Andrew Carnegie fellow.[4][non-primary source needed]

In 2002, Eban married B. Kenneth Levenson II in a Jewish ceremony at the Angel Orensanz Center in Manhattan.[1]

Bibliography

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Books

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  • Dangerous Doses: How Counterfeiters Are Contaminating America's Drug Supply. Orlando, Fla.: Harcourt. 2005.
  • Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom. New York: Ecco. 2019.

Essays and reporting

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  • Eban, Katherine (July–August 2021). "Viral inflection". Vanity Fair. Vol. 730. Additional reporting by Lili Pike; research assistance from Stan Friedman. pp. 92–97, 126–131.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Weddings: Katherine Finkelstein, B. Kenneth Levenson II". The New York Times. April 21, 2002. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Rolling Stone expands commentary and in-depth reporting with Matt Bai and Katherine Eban". PMC. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  3. ^ "Katherine Eban". TEDMED. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Katherine Eban Profile". The Rhodes Project. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "Sundance Author Series – Katherine Eban". Sundance Mountain Resort. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  6. ^ Eban, Katherine (April 24, 2020). ""Really Want to Flood NY and NJ": Internal Documents Reveal Team Trump's Chloroquine Master Plan". Vanity Fair. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  7. ^ "Biography of Katherine Eban for Appearances, Speaking Engagements". www.allamericanspeakers.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  8. ^ "Katherine Eban Finkelstein". sloan.org. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  9. ^ "14 The Cornelius Ryan Award 2019". opcofamerica.org. April 22, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  10. ^ Eban, Katherine (July 17, 2007). "Rorschach and Awe". Vanity Fair. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  11. ^ Olsen, Mark (January 29, 2019). "Sundance drama 'The Report' dramatizes Senate battle over post-9/11 torture". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "2020 Science in Society Awards winners announced". National Association of Science Writers. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
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