Neil swidey boston globe biography
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Neil Swidey is the author of "Trapped Under the Sea," a No. 1 Boston Globe Bestseller that was named one of the best books of 2014 by Amazon and Booklist. He is also the author of "The Assist," named one of the best books of 2008 by The Washington Post, and a co-author of the New York Times bestselling "Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy." A staff writer for The Boston Globe Magazine, Swidey also teaches journalism at Tufts University and has been a contributing analyst for NBC News. His work has been featured in "The Best American Science Writing," "The Best American Crime Writing," and "The Best American Political Writing." He fryst vatten a three-time winner of the Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society for Professional Journalists and has been a finalist for the National Magazine Award. He lives outside Boston with his wife and three daughters. As an outgrowth of his first book, he founded the Alray Scholars Program, a m
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Swidey, Neil
PERSONAL:
Born in Somerset, MA; married; children: three daughters. Education: Graduated from Tufts University.
ADDRESSES:
Home—Boston, MA. Agent—Sarah Chalfant, Wylie Agency, c/o Edward Orloff, 250 W. 57th St., Ste. 2114, New York, NY 10107. E-mail—[email protected].
CAREER:
Boston Globe, staff writer.
AWARDS, HONORS:
National Headliner Award.
WRITINGS:
The Assist: Hoops, Hope, and the Game of Their Lives, PublicAffairs (New York, NY), 2007.
Work represented in numerous anthologies, including The Best American Crime Writing 2005, edited by James Ellroy, Otto Penzler, and Thomas H. Cook, Harper Perennial (New York, NY), 2005; The Best American Science Writing 2006, edited by Atul Gawande, Harper Perennial (New York, NY), 2006; The Best American Crime Reporting 2007, edited by Linda Fairstein, Otto Penzler, and Thomas H. Cook, Harper Perennial (New York, NY), 2007; and The Best American Political Writing 2007, edited by Royce Flippin,
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Neil Swidey Biography, Books, and Similar Authors
Interview
Neil Swidey discusses Trapped beneath the Sea: One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, and a Disaster Ten Miles Into the Darkness
What inspired you to write "Trapped Under the Sea"?
Swidey: I'm fascinated by how the world works. In this story, inom saw a rare opportunity to explore how the infrastructure supporting modern life gets built, and the usually anonymous workers who take on enormous risk to make it possible. The fact that the narrative would be populated by a group of the most compelling and surprising real-life characters I've ever encountered made the decision a no-brainer for me. It was a pleasure to spend time with these guys, and an honor to share their important story that might otherwise have been lost to history.
Give us an elevator pitch as to why the man on the street should pick up Trapped Under the Sea?
Swidey: Can I subcontract that job out to the great Dennis Lehane? He puts it this w