Lawrence Wright
There was one powerful Saudi prince who divorced his second wife via text message. I took that out. It would have been hard for me to continue working in that country if I left it in.
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Nishant
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Lawrence Wright:
The Looming Tower is a hard-hitting (sort of) expose on internal politics at CIA and FBI. It also describes in detail how America has been meddling into the Middle Eastern internal and foreign affairs. Were you ever threatened by the Governments of any of the countries? Will you ever write about that?
Aaron Sauceda
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Lawrence Wright:
Lawrence, love your work. "The Looming Tower" is my go-to book recommendation for friends/colleagues. Really enjoyed Going Clear, too. Particularly for research-heavy books like Looming Tower, what's your planning process like? Do you start with an outline then identify knowledge or interview gaps? Or do you start with identifying who to interview and let the outcome of those influence how you structure the story?
Patrick Brown
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Lawrence Wright:
Do you see any relation between your novel and the nonfiction you've written? I'm especially interested if there's a connection to the theme of extreme belief, which has been a theme of your work in the past. Thanks in advance. Really looking forward to reading The End of October.
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