On Sonny Liston, Non-Sports Sportswriting & Confederate Monuments
A wide-ranging interview on NPR's Coastline that covers all the bases.
Shaun Assael
is an award-winning journalist, author and producer who covers politics, sports and true crime… sometimes all at once.
The Botanist Is A Plant!
I'm thrilled to make my Smithsonian Magazine debut with this 18th Century yarn about the explorer-turned-spy Andrew Michaux, and the prequel to the Lewis & Clark expedition that nearly changed history.
Does “Truth and Reconciliation” Work?
This deep dive into the global Truth & Reconciliation industry for Mother Jones asks whether the feel-good advice it sells to aggrieved clients can really be trusted.
The reviews are in, and Pariah, Showtime’s documentary adaptation of my book, The Murder of Sonny Liston, is a hit. You can see it on Showtime, and watch the trailer here.
Best Sports Book
The Boston Globe
A thrilling mystery.
Leave it to Liston to emerge as its larger-than-life anti-hero.”
Nick Pileggi
author of Wiseguy and Casino
As tough and pounding
as its subject.”
Robert Lipsyte
author of The Contender and An Accidental Sportswriter
Other Books
