Wilborn Hampton

http://www.wilbornhampton.com

Wilborn Hampton is a former journalist with United Press International and The New York Times. His first book, Kennedy Assassinated: The World Mourns, is an account of his part as a cub reporter in covering the murder of President Kennedy in Dallas. Later books focus on some of the stories he covered as a reporter or was witness to, including the wars in the Middle East, the nuclear meltdown at Three Mile Island, and the September 11 attack on New York City. He has also written young adult biographies on Babe Ruth and Elvis Presley. His latest work is Horton Foote: American Storyteller, a biography of the playwright and screenwriter.

Books by Wilborn Hampton

Image of Kennedy Assassinated! The World Mourns: A Reporter's Story
Image of Meltdown: A Race Against Nuclear Disaster at Three Mile Island: A Reporter's Story
Image of September 11, 2001: Attack on New York City
Image of September 11, 2001: Attack on New York City
Image of War in the Middle East: A Reporter's Story: Black September and the Yom Kippur War
Image of Elvis Presley (Up Close)
Image of Babe Ruth (Up Close)
Image of Horton Foote: America's Storyteller

Book Reviews by Wilborn Hampton

Image of Sisters
Author(s):
Lily Tuck
Genre(s):
Literary Fiction, Contemporary, Social & Family Issues

Sisters

September 27, 2017
Reviewed by: 
Wilborn Hampton

“an insightful and astute snapshot of obsession.” 

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Image of The Girl from Venice
Author(s):
Martin Cruz Smith
Genre(s):
Commercial

The Girl from Venice

October 17, 2016
Reviewed by: 
Wilborn Hampton

Martin Cruz Smith opens his latest thriller The Girl from Venice on a moonless night as an Italian fisherman named Cenzo is standing barefoot in the mud, plucking cuttlefish out of the wat

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