Gilbert King (author)

King in 2013
King in 2013
BornGilbert King
(1962-02-22) February 22, 1962 (age 62)
Rockville Centre, New York, U.S.
OccupationAuthor, photographer
Notable worksDevil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, The Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America
Notable awardsPulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, 2013
Website
gilbertking.com

Gilbert King (born February 22, 1962) is an American writer and photographer, known best as the author of Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America (2012), which won the Pulitzer Prize.[1] He is also the writer, producer, and co-host of Bone Valley, the award-winning narrative podcast based on the Leo Schofield case, and released in 2022 by Lava For Good. King's previous book was The Execution of Willie Francis: Race, Murder, and the Search for Justice in the American South (2008)[2] and his most recent is Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found (2018).

He has written for The New York Times and The Washington Post, and he is a featured contributor to the Smithsonian's history blog Past Imperfect.[3] As a photographer, his work has appeared in many magazines including international editions of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, and Cosmopolitan.[4]

  1. ^ "The 2013 Pulitzer Prize Winners: General Nonfiction". The Pulitzer Prizes. 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013. With short biography and publisher's description.
  2. ^ "Home". williefrancis.com.
  3. ^ "History | Smithsonian Magazine". Archived from the original on August 24, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  4. ^ "Making a Name by Uncovering a Lost Case". The New York Times. 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2013.