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Lawrence Wright
History & Commentary
Lawrence Wright is an American writer and journalist known for nonfiction books on al-Qaeda and for examining the COVID-19 pandemic in The Plague Year.
Biography
Lawrence Wright, born August 2, 1947, is an American writer and journalist. He is a staff writer for The New Yorker and a fellow at the Center for Law and Security at New York University School of Law. He is best known for his 2006 nonfiction book, Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11.
Wright has also worked with documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney, who directed film versions of Wright’s one-man show My Trip to Al-Qaeda and his book Going Clear. His 2021 book The Plague Year examines the medical, economic, political, and social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Books by Lawrence Wright
The Plague Year
The Plague Year traces the COVID-19 pandemic from the early outbreak in China through an epilogue covering the vaccine rollout and events between Joseph Biden’s election and inauguration. It examines the pandemic’s medical, economic, political, and social ramifications alongside historical parallels.