For over 40 years, Bill Minutaglio has written for well-known newspapers and news magazines like USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Guardian, Time, People, The New York Times, the Washington Post, New Republic, and Politico. In addition to his extensive career in news writing, Bill Minutaglio has written multiple books on historical events and figures.
Mr. Minutaglio’s list of titles include First Son: George W. Bush & The Bush Family Dynasty; Most Dangerous Man in America: Timothy Leary, Richard Nixon and the Hunt for the Fugitive King of LSD; A Single Star and Bloody Knuckles: A History of Race and Politics in Texas; Dallas 1963: The Road to the Kennedy Assassination; In Search of the Blues: Journey to the Soul of Black Texas; The President’s Counselor: The Rise to Power of Alberto Gonzales; City on Fire: The Forgotten Disaster That Devastated a Town and Ignited a Landmark Battle; Locker Room Mojo: True Tales of Superstition in Sports; and Hidden City. Many of these books have been optioned for films and television series by major production companies. Information on these projects is available on his website at www.billminutaglio.com.
Over the years, Mr. Minutaglio’s work in writing has been recognized with a number of awards, including the Pen Center USA Literary Award for research and nonfiction. He was also inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters. The National Association of Black Journalist, the National Conference of Christians and Jews, Time, Vanity Fair, The Nation, and multiple newspapers have recognized him for his investigative reporting.