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Jeff Sharlet

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Jeff Sharlet is the New York Times and national bestselling author of THE FAMILY and C STREET, and executive producer of the 2019 Netflix five-part documentary series based on them, THE FAMILY. His newest book is THE UNDERTOW: Scenes from a Slow Civil War (W.W. Norton, March 2023). His other books include THIS BRILLIANT DARKNESS, SWEET HEAVEN WHEN I DIE, and RADIANT TRUTHS. With Peter Manseau he wrote KILLING THE BUDDHA and edited BELIEVER, BEWARE. Of SWEET HEAVEN WHEN I DIE, The Washington Post writes, "This book belongs in the tradition of long-form, narrative nonfiction best exemplified by Joan Didion, John McPhee [and] Norman Mailer… Sharlet deserves a place alongside such masters.” An article for GQ that became the beginning of THIS BRILLIANT DARKNESS won a National Magazine Award, and excerpts from C STREET were honored with the Molly Ivins Prize, the Thomas Jefferson Award, the Outspoken Award, and the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association's prize for feature writing. Barbara Ehrenreich called THE FAMILY "one of the most compelling and brilliantly researched exposes you'll ever read." Sharlet is the Frederick Sessions Beebe '35 Professor in the Art of Writing at Dartmouth College, a contributing editor for Vanity Fair and editor-at-large for VQR. He has been a frequent commentator on MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow Show," "All in With Chris," and NPR's "Fresh Air." He has received grants and fellowships from The MacDowell Colony, the Blue Mountain Center, The Nation Institute, and other organizations. His writing on music has twice been featured in the annual BEST MUSIC WRITING volume.
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    • The Undertow

    • Scenes from a Slow Civil War
    • Written by: Jeff Sharlet
    • Narrated by: Jeff Sharlet
    • Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 2023-05-02
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 4 ratings

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    • The Family

    • The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power
    • Written by: Jeff Sharlet
    • Narrated by: Jeremy Guskin
    • Length: 16 hrs and 50 mins
    • Release date: 2009-10-20
    • Language: English
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    • C Street

    • The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy
    • Written by: Jeff Sharlet
    • Narrated by: Jeremy Guskin
    • Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 2010-09-27
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating

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