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Jonathan Eig
Author and journalist
Jonathan Eig is an American author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. He is best known for his biography on Martin Luther King Jr., which won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. Eig has written for various publications, including The New Yorker and The New York Times.
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Opinion: Cross Examining History with Jonathan EigThe Dallas Morning NewsDec 16, 20251:06:46Guest'King: A Life' and 'A Day in the Life of Abed Salama' are Pulitzer Prize winnersNPR's Book of the DayJan 3, 202516:15HostJonathan Eig's biography of MLK explores the activist's life and faithNPR's Book of the DayNov 22, 20238:12HostWhat MLK REALLY said about Malcolm X, and more, revealed in new biographyThe Real News PodcastAug 18, 202346:32HostWhat It’s Like to Write an MLK Jr. BiographyThe Book ReviewJun 16, 202332:50GuestA new biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. explores the activist's life and faithNPR's Book of the DayMay 22, 20237:52Guest