Alex Prud'homme
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Alex Prud’homme is an American journalist and the author of several non-fiction books. He is a 1984 graduate of Middlebury College
and attended the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference
.
Prud'homme collaborated with his great aunt Julia Child
on the book My Life in France
, her memoir of discovering food and life in postwar Paris and Marseille.
He has also written The Cell Game (Harper Collins) about the ImClone scandal
, co-authored with Michael Cherkasky Forewarned (Random House) about terrorism,
and The Ripple Effect: The Fate of Fresh Water in the Twenty-First Century (published June 7, 2011 Scribner, ISBN 978-1416535454 ).
His journalism has appeared in many publications, including The New York Times
, The New Yorker
, Vanity Fair
, Talk
, Time
, and People
.
In August 2011, Emily Green, a reporter based in Los Angeles, accused Prud'homme of plagiarizing elements of her work.
Middlebury College
Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, USA. Founded in 1800, it is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States. Drawing 2,400 undergraduates from all 50 United States and over 70 countries, Middlebury offers 44 majors in the arts,...
and attended the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference
Bread Loaf Writers' Conference
The Bread Loaf Writers' Conference is a writers' conference held every summer at the Bread Loaf Inn, near Bread Loaf Mountain, east of Middlebury, Vermont...
.
Prud'homme collaborated with his great aunt Julia Child
Julia Child
Julia Child was an American chef, author, and television personality. She is recognized for introducing French cuisine to the American public with her debut cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and her subsequent television programs, the most notable of which was The French Chef, which...
on the book My Life in France
My Life in France
My Life in France is an autobiography by Julia Child, published in 2006. It was compiled by Julia Child and Alex Prud'homme, her husband's grandnephew, during the last eight months of her life, and completed and published by Prud'homme following her death in August 2004.In her own words, it is a...
, her memoir of discovering food and life in postwar Paris and Marseille.
He has also written The Cell Game (Harper Collins) about the ImClone scandal
ImClone stock trading case
A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and U.S. Attorney probe of trading in the shares of ImClone Systems resulted in a widely publicized criminal case, which resulted in prison terms for media celebrity Martha Stewart, ImClone chief executive officer Samuel D...
, co-authored with Michael Cherkasky Forewarned (Random House) about terrorism,
and The Ripple Effect: The Fate of Fresh Water in the Twenty-First Century (published June 7, 2011 Scribner, ISBN 978-1416535454 ).
His journalism has appeared in many publications, including The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
, Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair (magazine)
Vanity Fair is a magazine of pop culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast. The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1983 and there have been editions for four European countries as well as the U.S. edition. This revived the title which had ceased publication in 1935...
, Talk
Talk (magazine)
Talk was an American magazine published from 1999 to 2001.When it was launched as a joint venture between Miramax and Hearst Publishing, under the editorship of Tina Brown , it generated notoriety for its celebrity profiles and interviews...
, Time
Time (magazine)
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
, and People
People (magazine)
In 1998, the magazine introduced a version targeted at teens called Teen People. However, on July 27, 2006, the company announced it would shut down publication of Teen People immediately. The last issue to be released was scheduled for September 2006. Subscribers to this magazine received...
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In August 2011, Emily Green, a reporter based in Los Angeles, accused Prud'homme of plagiarizing elements of her work.