Lawrence Wright @lawrence_wright
Staff writer for The New Yorker. Author of The Looming Tower, Going Clear, and God Save Texas. Screenwriter, playwright, keyboard player for Austin band WhoDo. lawrencewright.com Austin Joined August 2010-
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This was a really interesting conversation with Mark Updegrove at the LBJ Library about the Middle East, past and future.
This was a really interesting conversation with Mark Updegrove at the LBJ Library about the Middle East, past and future.
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What’s next for the Middle East? @lawrence_wright returns to Live from the LBJ Library to discuss U.S. policy, Iran’s role, and the prospects for peace. Don’t miss it this evening on @austinpbs at 7:30 PM (CT): pbs.org/show/live-from…
My thoughts on the Middle East. (Hint: it can always get worse.)
My thoughts on the Middle East. (Hint: it can always get worse.)
My thoughts about Israel and Palestine in an interview about 'The Human Scale.' Thanks to Mark Updegrove and LBJ Library. pbs.org/video/lawrence…
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Read The Human Scale by @lawrence_wright & it's a total masterpiece. Brutal, provocative, deep & historical. Gripping, in a word. Not your typical "beach read," but that's where I devoured it. Highly recommend for students of the Middle East and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
I was delighted to find that "The Human Scale" is on the Amazon list as one of the "best books of the year." amazon.com/dp/B0D77HJHZ8/…
Bill Moyers was a guiding light for me. He gave me my first blurb, on a book about growing up in Dallas during the Kennedy assassination. I was a nobody and he was a somebody with a very generous heart. nytimes.com/2025/06/26/bus…
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This video of the cuffing of Sen. Alex Padilla is creepy. Even after the cuffing, when the unidentified federal agent keeps telling the cameraman over and over "there's no recording allowed." Ie: we have cancelled the first amendment. nbcnews.com/video/sen-alex…
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The Human Scale by @lawrence_wright is a timely political thriller set against the Hamas attacks of October 7. Read the review at Silver Screen Videos: bit.ly/4jtPn48 Buy The Human Scale on @amazon: amzn.to/3ZC2ZDm
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On The @reason Interview, I talked with The @NewYorker's @lawrence_wright abt his new novel set in the West Bank, The Human Scale; The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road To 9/11; Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief, and more youtu.be/BbCcAcrCZZg?si…
The person you really don't want to sit behind.
Years ago I made a resolution to only write things that were important or fun. But I do seem to be drawn to the dark side. reason.com/podcast/2025/0…
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Must-watch: @lawrence_wright on how Scientology seduced Hollywood. Via my @reason Interview with the author of Going Clear.
Deep dive into my entire career.
Writers are always curious about other writers--and I got to talk to Scott Turow. What a pleasure. people.com/scott-turow-la…
Thanks, Mark, honored to have you as a reader.
In Feb 2023 I was in Hebron gathering material for my novel THE HUMAN SCALE. This Israeli soldier assaulted Issa Amro, who was showing me the Old City. Now the book is out and I hope readers will understand what's really going on.
Danny Jones wants to know everything. youtube.com/watch?v=mE27O8…
Omar al-Bayoumi is the missing puzzle piece to fill out the picture of official Saudi involvement in the 9/11 plot. But the chances of getting him to an American courtroom are slim. My thoughts on "The World." theworld.org/segments/2025/…
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