ELI SASLOW is a reporter for The New York Times, and the author of VOICES FROM THE PANDEMIC, TEN LETTERS, AMERICAN HUNGER, and RISING OUT OF HATRED, which won the 2019 Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He was awarded The Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting in 2014 and Feature Writing in 2023 and was a Pulitzer Finalist in Feature Writing in 2013, 2016 and 2017.
Two-time Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
“Rising Out of Hatred is a disturbing look at the spread of that
extremism — and how it is planted and cultivated in the fertile
soil of American bigotry. And yet, Saslow’s vivid storytelling also
conveys that during this period of deepening racial division, there
is the possibility of redemption."
—Washington Post
“This is a double portrait: of a worse America, and of a better
one. Neither of them has yet come to pass, but each of them might.
Thanks to reporting that is both truthful and humane, we see
in one young man's decision a guide to the choices that face a
generation and a country."
—Timothy Snyder, New York Times bestselling author of On Tyranny
and The Road to Unfreedom
“The story of Derek Black is the human being at his gutsy,
self-reflecting, revolutionary best, told by one of America’s best
storytellers at his very best. Rising Out of Hatred proclaims if
the successor to the white nationalist movement can forsake his
ideological upbringing, can rebirth himself in antiracism, then we
can too no matter the personal cost. This book is an
inspiration.”
—Ibram X. Kendi, National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from
the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in
America
"No one can match Eli Saslow's skill at telling the most
improbable, humane, and riveting tales of our time. Anyone
despairing at the hate that has fueled so much of America's
politics ought to read this unforgettable story."
—Jane Mayer, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Money
"This is a beautiful and important book. I am a changed person for
having read it. If my father were still alive, there would be no
book I’d rather discuss with him than this. There are gorgeous,
brilliant souls at work in this powerfully told story, and they are
everything that’s right and promising about our future.”
—Elisha Wiesel, son of Elie and Marion Wiesel and chairman of the
WVN Elie Wiesel Award
“Rising Out of Hatred is an unforgettable story - fair, humane,
unflinching, and brimming with insights about American racism and
the white nationalist movement. Saslow has given us an instant
classic of narrative writing and reporting.”
—Steve Coll, New York Times bestselling author of Directorate S.
and Ghost Wars, winner of the Pulitzer Prize
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