Reggie Nadelson
Reggie Nadelson is an American novelist, known for writing mystery novels.[1]
Early life
She was born and raised in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, New York. After leaving local City and Country School and Elisabeth Irwin High School, she went to Vassar College, where she majored in English, and attended Stanford for her graduate degree in journalism.[2] Nadelson was born into a secular Jewish family and describes herself as such today.[3] She has presented several journalists report on secular Jewish culture in America including for BBC radio show, From Our Own Correspondent.[4]
Career
She migrated to London for The Guardian newspaper, and subsequently The Independent. She also began writing documentaries for the BBC.[5] She has also contributed to the United States magazine Vogue, as well as several other London-based newspapers and magazines.
In 1995, she created Artie Cohen, a Russian-born, New York City cop around whom most of her novels would be based.[6]
Tom Hanks has optioned Nadelson's Dean Reed biography Comrade Rockstar and is planning to produce a movie on Reed's life.[7]
Personal life
She spends her time living in both Manhattan and London.
Bibliography
The Artie Cohen series
- 1995 Red Mercury Blues (also published as Red Hot Blues)
- 1997 Hot Poppies
- 1999 Bloody London
- 2002 Sex Dolls (also published as Skin Trade)
- 2004 Disturbed Earth
- 2005 Red Hook
- 2006 Fresh Kills
- 2009 Londongrad
- 2010 Blood Count
Other novels
- Somebody Else (2003)
Non-fiction
- Who is Angela Davis?: The Biography of a Revolutionary (1972) See Angela Davis.
- Comrade Rockstar (1991) (also published as Comrade Rockstar: The Life and Mystery of Dean Reed, the All-American Boy Who Brought Rock 'N' Roll to the Soviet Union)
References
- ^ Faber & Faber http://www.faber.co.uk/author/reggie-nadelson/
- ^ Reggie Nadelson: 'about me' http://www.reggienadelson.com/reggie.html
- ^ Reggie Nadelson (2009). "Mastering the Pork Roast". Reggie Nadelson's Website.
- ^ Reggie Nadelson (2012-03-31). "New Yorkers stock up for Passover". BBC.
- ^ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2236495.stm
- ^ http://www.reggienadelson.com/artie.html
- ^ Thomas Mallon (July 7, 2006). "An American who gyrated to a Communist beat". The New York Times / International Herald Tribune.
- Helena Kennedy (October 29, 2005). "Crime - On the waterfront (review)". The Guardian.
- Adam Sweeting (November 21, 2004). "Entertainment: Comrade Rockstar by Reggie Nadelson (review)". The Sunday Times (UK).
- Reisz, Matthew J. (April 5, 2002). "Friday Book: Sex and drugs and nuclear weapons; Sex Dolls by Reggie Nadelson". The Independent.
External links
- Official Website
- Artie Cohen Website
- Reggie Nadelson in conversation with Ian Rankin at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, 2010
- 2011 Interview in Shotsmag Ezine
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