James S. Hirsch

James S. Hirsch is a former reporter for the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. His first book, "'Hurricane"', about the boxer Rubin Carter, garnered much acclaim and landed on the bestseller lists of the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, and Wall Street Journal. He is also the author of "'Riot and Remembrance: The Tulsa Race War and Its Legacy"'. He teaches literary journalism at Boston University's College of Communication and lives in the Boston area.