Reggie Nadelson
Encyclopedia
Reggie Nadelson is an American
novelist, known for writing mystery novels.
She was born and raised in Greenwich Village
in Manhattan
, New York
. After leaving local City and Country school and Elisabeth Irwin High School, she went to Vassar
, where she majored in English, and attended Stanford for her graduate degree in journalism.
She eventually migrated to London
for The Guardian
newspaper, and subsequently The Independent
. She also began writing documentaries for the BBC
. She has also contributed to the US magazine Vogue
, as well as several other London
-based newspapers and magazines.
In 1995, she created Artie Cohen, a Russian-born, New York City cop around whom most of her novels would be based.
Tom Hanks
has optioned Nadelson's Dean Reed
biography Comrade Rockstar and is planning to produce a movie on Reed's life.
She spends her time living in both Manhattan
and London
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
novelist, known for writing mystery novels.
She was born and raised in Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village, , , , .in New York often simply called "the Village", is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families...
in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. After leaving local City and Country school and Elisabeth Irwin High School, she went to Vassar
Vassar College
Vassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. The Vassar campus comprises over and more than 100 buildings, including four National Historic Landmarks, ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to International,...
, where she majored in English, and attended Stanford for her graduate degree in journalism.
She eventually migrated to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
for The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
newspaper, and subsequently The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
. She also began writing documentaries for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. She has also contributed to the US magazine Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
, as well as several other London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
-based newspapers and magazines.
In 1995, she created Artie Cohen, a Russian-born, New York City cop around whom most of her novels would be based.
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies, gaining wide notice in 1988's Big, before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title...
has optioned Nadelson's Dean Reed
Dean Reed
Dean Cyril Reed was an American actor, singer and songwriter who lived a great part of his adult life in South America and then in communist East Germany.-Life and career:...
biography Comrade Rockstar and is planning to produce a movie on Reed's life.
She spends her time living in both Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
The Artie Cohen series
- 1995 Red Mercury Blues (also published as Red Hot Blues)
- 1997 Hot Poppies
- 1999 Bloody London
- 2002 Sex Dolls (also published as Skin Trade)
- 2004 Disturbed Earth
- 2005 Red Hook
- 2006 Fresh KillsFresh KillsFresh Kills is a stream and freshwater estuary in the western portion of the New York City borough of Staten Island...
- 2009 Londongrad
Non-fiction
- Who is Angela Davis?: The Biography of a Revolutionary (1972) See Angela DavisAngela DavisAngela Davis is an American political activist, scholar, and author. Davis was most politically active during the late 1960s through the 1970s and was associated with the Communist Party USA, the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Panther Party...
. - Comrade Rockstar (1991) (also published as Comrade Rockstar: The Life and Mystery of Dean ReedDean ReedDean Cyril Reed was an American actor, singer and songwriter who lived a great part of his adult life in South America and then in communist East Germany.-Life and career:...
, the All-American Boy Who Brought Rock 'N' Roll to the Soviet Union)
External links
- Official Website
- Artie Cohen Website
- http://www.edbookfest.co.uk/media-gallery/item/ian-rankin-with-reggie-nadelsonReggie Nadelson in conversation with Ian RankinIan RankinIan Rankin, OBE, DL , is a Scottish crime writer. His best known books are the Inspector Rebus novels. He has also written several pieces of literary criticism.-Background:He attended Beath High School, Cowdenbeath...
] at the Edinburgh International Book FestivalEdinburgh International Book FestivalThe Edinburgh International Book Festival, is a book festival that takes place in the last three weeks of August every year in Charlotte Square, in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital...
, 2010 - 2011 Interview in Shotsmag Ezine