Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction : Family, Parents & Bio
- Lesley Hazleton is a former journalist, who is currently known as a British American author. Her work is centred around politics and religion, and their intersections.
- Education : She has 2 degrees in Psychology, a BA from Manchester University, and an MA from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
- She was based in Jerusalem from 1966 to 1979 due to her work for the New York Time’s as a correspondent.
- From 1979 to 1992, she was based in New York City.
- She has said that in 1992 she moved to Seattle with the sole purpose of getting her pilots licence, however, she fell in love with the area and settled there.
- Her US Citizenship ceremony took place in 1994.
Books, Writing, Blog and Net Worth :
- Lesley has worked as a journalist for The New York Times and The Washington Post, as well as various other publications, including: The New York Review of Books ; Harper’s ; The Nation & The New Republic
- Her area of specialty lays in the Middle Eastern religion and politics field.
- While mostly politics inspires her articles, she mentioned its religion that inspires her books.
- She describes her books as the volatile area in life where religion and politics reach an intersection.
- In 2010, she launched her own blog to discuss her views on religion, politics and existence. She named it The Accidental Theologist.
Most Successful Books
- Agnostic: A Spirited Manifesto
- The First Muslim: The Story of Muhammad
- After the Prophet: The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni
- Jezebel: The Untold Story of the Bible’s Harlot Queen
- Mary: A Flesh-and-Blood Biography
- Jerusalem, Jerusalem: A Memoir of War and Peace
– Released in 2016
– Won New York Times Editors Choice Award
– Released in 2013
– Won New York Times Editors Choice Award
– Released in 2010
– was a finalist in the PEN-USA Book Awards?
– Released in 2008
– was a finalist in the Washington Book Awards
– Released in 2005
– Won the Washington Book Award
– Released in 1987
– Won the American Committee/Present Tense Book Award.
Less Successful Works :
- Where Mountains Roar: a Personal Report from the Sinai
- Israeli Women: The Reality Behind the Myths
- England, Bloody England: An Expatriates Return
- Confessions of a Fast Woman
- Driving to Detroit: An Automotive Odyssey