Robert Kolker

Robert Kolker
BornBaltimore, Maryland, US
Occupationwriter, journalist
Alma materColumbia University (BA)
GenreLong-form journalism
Notable worksHidden Valley Road
SpouseKirsten Danis

Robert Kolker is an American journalist and contributor to The New York Times Magazine[1] who previously worked as a contributing editor at New York Magazine and projects and investigations reporter for Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Businessweek.[2]

He is the author of Lost Girls,[3] a New York Times best-selling[4] true crime book that was named one of Publishers Weekly's Top Ten Books of 2013.[5] In 2020, his book Hidden Valley Road was published and was selected for the revival of Oprah's Book Club.[6][7]

  1. ^ "The New York Times Magazine - Masthead". The New York Times. 2011-03-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  2. ^ "Bloomberg's New York magazine raid continues with Kolker hire". Politico.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ^ Kolker, Robert. "Lost Girls". Lost Girls. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Nonfiction - Best Sellers". New York Times. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Best Books of 2013". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  6. ^ Italie, Hillel (April 7, 2020). "Winfrey chooses "Hidden Valley Road" for book club". Associated Press. Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  7. ^ Tuttle, Kate (April 7, 2020). "Schizophrenia devastated a family: Robert Kolker did their story justice". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.