
My Work
While I have written investigative and hard-news stories about business, crime, and politics, I am equally drawn to stories about food, art, and popular culture. In this sampling of my work, I cover everything from terrorism (Forewarned) to kitchen design (“A Tribute to Julia Child and Her Kitchens”), Monster Trucks (“Wheels of Fortune”), video games (“Zombies”), biotechnology (The Cell Game), and murder (“Should Johnny Paul Penry Die?”).
Books
Articles
The New York Times
- Drought: A Creeping Disaster, July 16, 2011
- California’s Next Nightmare, July 1, 2011
- An Oil Spill Grows in Brooklyn, May 15, 2010
- There Will Be Floods, February 27, 2008
- Sacré Cordon Bleu, February 29, 2006
- Mastering the Art of Julia Child: Op-Ed, August 20, 2004
- From Unemployed to Interview-Ready: March 28, 1999
- Taking the Gospel to the Rich: February 14, 1999
- Off the Urban Rust Heap: January 10, 1999
Talk
- Should Johnny Paul Penry Die?: June/July, 2001
Time
- The CEO of Culture, Inc.: January 20, 1992
- Phantom Army: June 10, 1991
- Police Brutality!: March 25, 1991
People
- Mission of the Heart (WHO): September 1992
- Dragnet in the Desert: June 27, 1992
- I Set No Fire: January 20, 1992
Whittle Special Reports/ Sport
- Wheels of Fortune: 1989
The New Yorker
- Zombies: May 21, 1990
- Slave: January 23, 1989
- Floating Cinema: September, 1989
- Gold Bar: August 1, 1998
- The Tenth Appeal: May 13, 1993 (unpublished)
Vanity Fair
- Investigating ImClone: June, 2002
Conde Nast Traveler
- The War Over Alaska’s Soul: Bristol Bay: May 2012
- Five Classic Lodges in Bristol Bay, AK: May 2012
- A Photo Tour of Bristol Bay, AK: May 2012
Gastronomica
- Writing Pulia, Gastronomica, Summer 2006
BusinessMonth
- Japan’s New Bosses: August, 1990
- The New Face of Coors: July, 1990
- Let’s Get Physical: March, 1990
Television & Movies
- Julia (2021)
Producer - Last Call at the Oasis (2011)
Writer - Julie & Julia (2009)
Writer
Speeches
- A Tribute to Julia Child
Boston University, Boston, MA.
October 19, 2004 - Follow the Story: How I Wrote “The Cell Game”
The National Press Club, Washington D.C., for the
American Society of Business Publication Editors.
March 3, 2004
Anthologies
- Best American Crime Writing (2002 edition)
- Best Business Crime Writing (2002 edition)