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I'm in the process of finishing my next book, an all-true global thriller about the race to make - and steal - the world's first atomic bomb. It takes place during World War II, pitting American scientists against the Germans in a race to make the deadliest weapon in human history. At the same time, the Soviet Union is desperately trying to steal bomb plans from top-secret American labs. The story is packed with action and suspense, brilliant scientists and commando raids, very cool spy scenes and the amazing inner workings of the atomic bomb. I'm thinking it'll be published in the fall of 2012, but please check back for more specific details, previews, etc.
I'm in the process of finishing my next book, an all-true global thriller about the race to make - and steal - the world's first atomic bomb. It takes place during World War II, pitting American scientists against the Germans in a race to make the deadliest weapon in human history. At the same time, the Soviet Union is desperately trying to steal bomb plans from top-secret American labs. The story is packed with action and suspense, brilliant scientists and commando raids, very cool spy scenes and the amazing inner workings of the atomic bomb. I'm thinking it'll be published in the fall of 2012, but please check back for more specific details, previews, etc.
LINCOLN'S GRAVE ROBBERS
At the same time, I'm starting work on a book about a little-known historical event, one that seems too weird to be true - but it's true, alright. In 1876 a gang of counterfeiters came up with a plan to steal Abraham Lincoln's body (he'd been dead over ten years). The plan was to break into Lincoln's tomb, steal his remains, and hold the body hostage, demanding in exchange for the corpse the release from prison of one of their gang members, plus $200,000 in cash! It's a wild true-crime thriller, and what's really crazy is just how close the plan came to working. I'll add more details as I dig deeper into the research and writing.
And after that, who knows? I'm lining up some future books right now, and I'll report back. The great thing about this job is that I'm always stumbling onto stories I'd never heard, people I knew nothing about. So I'm constantly filling notebooks with bits and pieces of what I hope will be book projects.
Want to share a story idea, or just talk history? Write to me here.
Meanwhile, it's always nice to work on projects that don't take a year and a half to finish. With that in mind, I do the occasional blog entry and online comic. Here are links to some recent stuff:
An entry about why I love writing history books, on the great blog Interesting Nonfiction for Kids
A two-page comic in Moment Magazine, all about a book that changed my life
An entry on the MacKids blog, about Benedict Arnold, naturally
And a MacKids entry on the dangers of school visits
Another one on Interesting Nonfiction for Kids
An online Rabbi Harvey comic in which Harvey chats with the great novelist Gary Shteyngart
Another Harvey comic. Here he travels to Mexico City to chat with the fascinating Ilan Stavans.
At the same time, I'm starting work on a book about a little-known historical event, one that seems too weird to be true - but it's true, alright. In 1876 a gang of counterfeiters came up with a plan to steal Abraham Lincoln's body (he'd been dead over ten years). The plan was to break into Lincoln's tomb, steal his remains, and hold the body hostage, demanding in exchange for the corpse the release from prison of one of their gang members, plus $200,000 in cash! It's a wild true-crime thriller, and what's really crazy is just how close the plan came to working. I'll add more details as I dig deeper into the research and writing.
And after that, who knows? I'm lining up some future books right now, and I'll report back. The great thing about this job is that I'm always stumbling onto stories I'd never heard, people I knew nothing about. So I'm constantly filling notebooks with bits and pieces of what I hope will be book projects.
Want to share a story idea, or just talk history? Write to me here.
Meanwhile, it's always nice to work on projects that don't take a year and a half to finish. With that in mind, I do the occasional blog entry and online comic. Here are links to some recent stuff:
An entry about why I love writing history books, on the great blog Interesting Nonfiction for Kids
A two-page comic in Moment Magazine, all about a book that changed my life
An entry on the MacKids blog, about Benedict Arnold, naturally
And a MacKids entry on the dangers of school visits
Another one on Interesting Nonfiction for Kids
An online Rabbi Harvey comic in which Harvey chats with the great novelist Gary Shteyngart
Another Harvey comic. Here he travels to Mexico City to chat with the fascinating Ilan Stavans.
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The
Nortorious
Benedict
Arnold wins
the YALSA
Award for
Excellence
in
Nonfiction!