Anne Nelson

Anne Nelson
Anne Nelson
	Nelson at the 2019 Texas Book Festival
Born	1954 (age 70–71); Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Alma mater	Yale University
Subject	History; current events;
Notable works	Red Orchestra: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler; The Guys;
Website
	anne-nelson.com

Anne Nelson (born 1954) is an American journalist, author, playwright, and professor.^[1]

Early life and education

Anne Nelson was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1954, and spent her childhood in Lincoln, Nebraska.^[2]^[3] She graduated from Yale University in 1976.^[2]^[4]

Career

From 1980 to 1983, Nelson served as a war correspondent in El Salvador and Guatemala.^[3]^[4]

In 1989, she was given a Livingston Award for Excellence in International Reporting for the piece "In the Grotto of the Pink Sisters" for Mother Jones.^[5]

In 2005, she received a Guggenheim Fellowship in Nonfiction and German and East European History for her research for the book Red Orchestra.^[6]

Nelson teaches at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.^[4]

Nelson's 2019 book Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right deals with the political influence of groups including the right wing Council for National Policy.^[7]

In 2024, she was named to the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame.^[8]

Personal life

Nelson is married to journalist and author George Black. Together they have two children.^[9]

Bibliography

Murder Under Two Flags: The US, Puerto Rico, and the Cerro Maravilla Cover-up; New York : Ticknor & Fields, 1986. ISBN 9780899193717^[10]
The Guys: A Play. New York : Random House, 2002. ISBN 9780812967296^[1]
Red Orchestra: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler. New York: Random House, 2009. ISBN 9781400060009 OCLC 229467500^[11]
Suzanne's Children New York : Simon & Schuster, 2017. ISBN 9781501105333^[12]
Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right, New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019. ISBN 9781635573190^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b "Anne Nelson". Simon & Schuster.
^ ^a ^b "Anne Nelson-Black papers". Yale University. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "An Interview with Anne Nelson, Playwright & Screenwriter of The Guys". February 10, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Anne Nelson - Penguin Random House". www.penguinrandomhouse.com.
^ "Past Winners". Recognizing Young Journalists. Livingston Awards: University of Michigan. 2024. pp. 26–41.
^ "Anne Nelson". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
^ Stern, Scott W. (February 19, 2020). "How Powerful Is This Right-Wing Shadow Network?". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
^ "Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame to add 12 members, including 3 with ties to The Oklahoman". The Oklahoman. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ https://pulitzercenter.org/people/george-black ^{[bare URL]}
^
Reviews for Murder Under Two Flags:
- Stuttaford, Genevieve (March 14, 1986). "Murder Under Two Flags: The U.S., Puerto Rico, and the Cerro Maravilla Cover-Up". Publishers Weekly. Vol. 229, no. 11. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- Appelo, Tim (April 1990). "Latin Lessons: Anne Nelson". Savvy Woman. Vol. 11, no. 4. p. 21. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- Kelleher, Terry (May 4, 1986). "Puerto Rico's Watergate Unraveled". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- Rohter, Larry (December 28, 1986). "In Short: Nonfiction". New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- Del Olmo, Frank (April 27, 1986). "Nonfiction: Murder Under Two Flags". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- Dwyer, Augusta (July 19, 1986). "Puerto Rico and the deaths of cafeteria terrorists". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via ProQuest.
^
Reviews for Red Orchestra:
- "RED ORCHESTRA: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler". Kirkus Reviews. February 15, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- Burns, Jane (August 2, 2009). "Unsung Heroes Book Explores 'Red Orchestra' of Nazi Resisters, Some of Whom Met in Madison". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- Herzog, Dagmar (June 5, 2009). "Berlin Underground". The New York Times. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- Freeman, Jay (February 15, 2009). "The Red Orchestra: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler". The Booklist. Vol. 105, no. 12. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via ProQuest.
- Pringle Jr., Robert W. (2010). "Playing a Red Tune in Nazi Germany". International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence. 23 (1): 194–197. doi:10.1080/08850600903348929. S2CID 154062693. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- Hoffmann, Peter (June 2011). "Red Orchestra: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler". Central European History. 44 (2): 375–377. doi:10.1017/S0008938911000239. S2CID 144211495. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- Brand, Horst (Winter 2012). "German Resistance to the Nazi State". New Politics. 13 (4): 115–118. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via ProQuest.
- Goedeken, Ed (February 15, 2009). "Social Sciences: Red Orchestra". Library Journal. 134 (3). Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via ProQuest.
^
Reviews for Suzanne's Children:
- Cole, Diane (October 16, 2017). "Review: Selflessness Under Pressure". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- "SUZANNE'S CHILDREN: A Daring Rescue in Nazi Paris". Kirkus Reviews. September 1, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- Fletcher, Connie (September 1, 2017). "Suzanne's Children: A Daring Rescue in Nazi Paris". The Booklist. Vol. 114, no. 1. p. 37. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via ProQuest.
- Keymer, David (September 15, 2017). "Social Studies: Suzanne's Children". Library Journal. Vol. 142, no. 15. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via ProQuest.
^
Reviews for Shadow Network:
- Lee, Sabina (November 15, 2019). "How the American Right Gets Its Message Out". Columbia News. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- "SHADOW NETWORK: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right". Kirkus Reviews. Vol. 137, no. 17. September 1, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- Stern, Scott W. (February 19, 2020). "How Powerful Is This Right-Wing Shadow Network?". The New Republic. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- Wilsom-Hartgrove, Jonathan (May 2020). "Who Poisoned Talk Radio?". Sojourners. Vol. 49, no. 5. pp. 22–27. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- Wilsom-Hartgrove, Jonathan (July 1, 2020). "The white Christian nationalist scam". The Christian Century. Vol. 137, no. 15. pp. 36–38. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- Heywood, Mark (September 11, 2020). "Media, journalism under threat: What can civil society do?". Zimbabwe Independent. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

External links

Official website
Appearances on C-SPAN
"How Powerful Is This Right-Wing Shadow Network?". The New Republic. February 19, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
Anne Nelson-Black Papers (MS 1444). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.

[simonandschuster.com-1] "Anne Nelson". Simon & Schuster.

[Nelson-Black-2] "Anne Nelson-Black papers". Yale University. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[manhattandigest.com-3] "An Interview with Anne Nelson, Playwright & Screenwriter of The Guys". February 10, 2016.

[penguinrandomhouse.com-4] "Anne Nelson - Penguin Random House". www.penguinrandomhouse.com.

[5] "Past Winners". Recognizing Young Journalists. Livingston Awards: University of Michigan. 2024. pp. 26–41.

[6] "Anne Nelson". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[7] Stern, Scott W. (February 19, 2020). "How Powerful Is This Right-Wing Shadow Network?". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved January 3, 2022.

[8] "Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame to add 12 members, including 3 with ties to The Oklahoman". The Oklahoman. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[9] ttps://pulitzercenter.org/people/george-black ^{[bare URL]}

[10] Reviews for Murder Under Two Flags:
Stuttaford, Genevieve (March 14, 1986). "Murder Under Two Flags: The U.S., Puerto Rico, and the Cerro Maravilla Cover-Up". Publishers Weekly. Vol. 229, no. 11. Retrieved March 22, 2023.

Appelo, Tim (April 1990). "Latin Lessons: Anne Nelson". Savvy Woman. Vol. 11, no. 4. p. 21. Retrieved March 22, 2023.

Kelleher, Terry (May 4, 1986). "Puerto Rico's Watergate Unraveled". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved March 22, 2023.

Rohter, Larry (December 28, 1986). "In Short: Nonfiction". New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2023.

Del Olmo, Frank (April 27, 1986). "Nonfiction: Murder Under Two Flags". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

Dwyer, Augusta (July 19, 1986). "Puerto Rico and the deaths of cafeteria terrorists". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via ProQuest.

[11] Stuttaford, Genevieve (March 14, 1986). "Murder Under Two Flags: The U.S., Puerto Rico, and the Cerro Maravilla Cover-Up". Publishers Weekly. Vol. 229, no. 11. Retrieved March 22, 2023.

[12] Appelo, Tim (April 1990). "Latin Lessons: Anne Nelson". Savvy Woman. Vol. 11, no. 4. p. 21. Retrieved March 22, 2023.

[13] Kelleher, Terry (May 4, 1986). "Puerto Rico's Watergate Unraveled". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved March 22, 2023.

[14] Rohter, Larry (December 28, 1986). "In Short: Nonfiction". New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2023.

[15] Del Olmo, Frank (April 27, 1986). "Nonfiction: Murder Under Two Flags". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[16] Dwyer, Augusta (July 19, 1986). "Puerto Rico and the deaths of cafeteria terrorists". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via ProQuest.

[11] Reviews for Red Orchestra:
"RED ORCHESTRA: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler". Kirkus Reviews. February 15, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

Burns, Jane (August 2, 2009). "Unsung Heroes Book Explores 'Red Orchestra' of Nazi Resisters, Some of Whom Met in Madison". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

Herzog, Dagmar (June 5, 2009). "Berlin Underground". The New York Times. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

Freeman, Jay (February 15, 2009). "The Red Orchestra: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler". The Booklist. Vol. 105, no. 12. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via ProQuest.

Pringle Jr., Robert W. (2010). "Playing a Red Tune in Nazi Germany". International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence. 23 (1): 194–197. doi:10.1080/08850600903348929. S2CID 154062693. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

Hoffmann, Peter (June 2011). "Red Orchestra: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler". Central European History. 44 (2): 375–377. doi:10.1017/S0008938911000239. S2CID 144211495. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

Brand, Horst (Winter 2012). "German Resistance to the Nazi State". New Politics. 13 (4): 115–118. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via ProQuest.

Goedeken, Ed (February 15, 2009). "Social Sciences: Red Orchestra". Library Journal. 134 (3). Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via ProQuest.

[18] "RED ORCHESTRA: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler". Kirkus Reviews. February 15, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[19] Burns, Jane (August 2, 2009). "Unsung Heroes Book Explores 'Red Orchestra' of Nazi Resisters, Some of Whom Met in Madison". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[20] Herzog, Dagmar (June 5, 2009). "Berlin Underground". The New York Times. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[21] Freeman, Jay (February 15, 2009). "The Red Orchestra: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler". The Booklist. Vol. 105, no. 12. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via ProQuest.

[22] Pringle Jr., Robert W. (2010). "Playing a Red Tune in Nazi Germany". International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence. 23 (1): 194–197. doi:10.1080/08850600903348929. S2CID 154062693. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[23] Hoffmann, Peter (June 2011). "Red Orchestra: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler". Central European History. 44 (2): 375–377. doi:10.1017/S0008938911000239. S2CID 144211495. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[24] Brand, Horst (Winter 2012). "German Resistance to the Nazi State". New Politics. 13 (4): 115–118. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via ProQuest.

[25] Goedeken, Ed (February 15, 2009). "Social Sciences: Red Orchestra". Library Journal. 134 (3). Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via ProQuest.

[12] Reviews for Suzanne's Children:
Cole, Diane (October 16, 2017). "Review: Selflessness Under Pressure". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

"SUZANNE'S CHILDREN: A Daring Rescue in Nazi Paris". Kirkus Reviews. September 1, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

Fletcher, Connie (September 1, 2017). "Suzanne's Children: A Daring Rescue in Nazi Paris". The Booklist. Vol. 114, no. 1. p. 37. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via ProQuest.

Keymer, David (September 15, 2017). "Social Studies: Suzanne's Children". Library Journal. Vol. 142, no. 15. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via ProQuest.

[27] Cole, Diane (October 16, 2017). "Review: Selflessness Under Pressure". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[28] "SUZANNE'S CHILDREN: A Daring Rescue in Nazi Paris". Kirkus Reviews. September 1, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[29] Fletcher, Connie (September 1, 2017). "Suzanne's Children: A Daring Rescue in Nazi Paris". The Booklist. Vol. 114, no. 1. p. 37. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via ProQuest.

[30] Keymer, David (September 15, 2017). "Social Studies: Suzanne's Children". Library Journal. Vol. 142, no. 15. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via ProQuest.

[13] Reviews for Shadow Network:
Lee, Sabina (November 15, 2019). "How the American Right Gets Its Message Out". Columbia News. Retrieved May 5, 2020.

"SHADOW NETWORK: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right". Kirkus Reviews. Vol. 137, no. 17. September 1, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

Stern, Scott W. (February 19, 2020). "How Powerful Is This Right-Wing Shadow Network?". The New Republic. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

Wilsom-Hartgrove, Jonathan (May 2020). "Who Poisoned Talk Radio?". Sojourners. Vol. 49, no. 5. pp. 22–27. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

Wilsom-Hartgrove, Jonathan (July 1, 2020). "The white Christian nationalist scam". The Christian Century. Vol. 137, no. 15. pp. 36–38. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

Heywood, Mark (September 11, 2020). "Media, journalism under threat: What can civil society do?". Zimbabwe Independent. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

[32] Lee, Sabina (November 15, 2019). "How the American Right Gets Its Message Out". Columbia News. Retrieved May 5, 2020.

[33] "SHADOW NETWORK: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right". Kirkus Reviews. Vol. 137, no. 17. September 1, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

[34] Stern, Scott W. (February 19, 2020). "How Powerful Is This Right-Wing Shadow Network?". The New Republic. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

[35] Wilsom-Hartgrove, Jonathan (May 2020). "Who Poisoned Talk Radio?". Sojourners. Vol. 49, no. 5. pp. 22–27. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

[36] Wilsom-Hartgrove, Jonathan (July 1, 2020). "The white Christian nationalist scam". The Christian Century. Vol. 137, no. 15. pp. 36–38. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

[37] Heywood, Mark (September 11, 2020). "Media, journalism under threat: What can civil society do?". Zimbabwe Independent. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

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