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Christina Hoag is a former journalist who has had her laptop searched by Colombian guerrillas, phone tapped in Venezuela, was suspected of drug trafficking in Guyana, hid under a c...voir plusChristina Hoag is a former journalist who has had her laptop searched by Colombian guerrillas, phone tapped in Venezuela, was suspected of drug trafficking in Guyana, hid under a car to evade Guatemalan soldiers, and posed as a nun to report from inside a Caracas jail. She has interviewed gang members, bank robbers, thieves and thugs in prisons, shantytowns and slums, not to forget billionaires and presidents, some of whom fall into the previous categories. Now she writes about such characters in her fiction. Christina's most recent work is Law of the Jungle, a psychological thriller (Better Than Starbucks Press). Her noir crime novel Skin of Tattoos was a finalist for the Silver Falchion Award for suspense, while her novel Girl on the Brink was named one of Suspense Magazine's best for young adults. She co-authored the nonfiction Peace in the Hood: Working with Gang Members to End the Violence (Turner Publishing), used as a textbook at University of California Los Angeles, University of Southern California and other academic institutions. Her short stories and essays have won several awards and have been published in numerous anthologies and literary journals including Black Cat Mystery Magazine, Lunch Ticket, Shooter, Other Side of Hope and Toasted Cheese.Christina is a former staff writer for the Miami Herald and Associated Press and reported from fourteen countries around Latin America for Time, Business Week, New York Times, Financial Times, Sunday Times of London, Houston Chronicle and other news outlets. A graduate cum laude of Boston University, she won two prizes from the New Jersey Press Association in her newspaper career. Born in New Zealand, Christina grew up as an expat in seven countries, arriving in the United States as a teenager. She now lives in Los Angeles, where she has taught creative writing at a maximum-security prison and to at-risk teen girls. She is a regular speaker at women's conferences, writing conferences and organizations, book clubs and stores, and libraries. Sign up for her newsletter at https://christinahoag.com.voir moins
Livres par Christina Hoag
Peace In the Hood: Working with Gang Members to End the Violence The Blood Room: A Detective Thriller Évaluation : 0 sur 5 étoiles0 évaluationProms and Balls: A Kick Ass Girls of Fire & Ice Collection Évaluation : 0 sur 5 étoiles0 évaluationLaw of the Jungle Évaluation : 0 sur 5 étoiles0 évaluationI Am the Famous Carlos: A Novel based on the Life of Carlos the Jackal, the World's First Celebrity Terrorist Évaluation : 0 sur 5 étoiles0 évaluationThe Blood Room Évaluation : 0 sur 5 étoiles0 évaluationKick Ass Girls of Fire & Ice YA Books Évaluation : 0 sur 5 étoiles0 évaluationSkin of Tattoos Évaluation : 0 sur 5 étoiles0 évaluationSkin of Tattoos: A Gangland Thriller Évaluation : 0 sur 5 étoiles0 évaluationI Am the Famous Carlos: A Novel Based on the Life of Carlos the Jackal, the World's First Celebrity Terrorist Évaluation : 0 sur 5 étoiles0 évaluation