Description
Book SynopsisWilliam Elliott Hazelgrove is the national bestselling author of ten novels and fourteen narrative nonfiction titles. His books have received starred reviews in
Publisher Weekly,
Kirkus,
Booklist, Book of the Month Selections, Distinguished Book Award, ALA Editor's Choice Awards Junior Library Guild Selections, Literary Guild Selections, History Book Club Selections, and optioned for the movies. He was the Ernest Hemingway Writer in Residence where he wrote in the attic of Ernest Hemingway's birthplace. He has written articles and reviews for
USA Today,
The Smithsonian Magazine,
Daily Mail UK, and other publications and has been featured on NPR's
All Things Considered.
The New York Times,
LA Times,
Chicago Tribune, CSPAN,
Variety, and
USA Today have all covered his books with features. His books
Tobacco Sticks,
The Pitcher,
Real Santa, and
Madam President have been optioned for screen and television rights. Most recently,
Dead Air: The Night Orson Welles Terrified America (Rowman & Littlefield) received a
Booklist starred review and reviews in
Publisher's Weekly,
The Wall Street Journal,
New York Review of Books,
Associated Press, and more. He resides in Illinois.