Monte Reel

Monte Reel is an American author and journalist. His narrative nonfiction books include The Last of the Tribe (2010), Between Man and Beast (2013), and A Brotherhood of Spies (2018).[1]

Career

Reel's longform journalism has appeared The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine, Outside, Bloomberg Businessweek and other magazines.[1] His essays have been featured in The Best American Travel Writing series and the Pushcart Prize anthologies. [2][3]

He was the Washington Post’s correspondent in South America from 2004 to 2008, and previously he wrote for the newspaper in Washington and Iraq. His newspaper career began at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.[4]

In 1999-2000, he was awarded a Knight-Wallace Fellowship at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.[5]

Books

The Last of the Tribe

The Last of the Tribe (Scribner, 2010) focuses on the search and discovery of the last surviving member of an uncontacted indigenous tribe in the Brazilian Amazon. The San Francisco Chronicle called it "Avatar for grown-ups” and praised the book for being “expertly told: perfectly timed, thoroughly researched and descriptively written."[6] The story was optioned for the screen by Chockstone Pictures and is currently in development.[7][8]

Between Man and Beast

Between Man and Beast (Doubleday 2013) tells the story of Paul Du Chaillu, a young 19th century explorer who emerged from expeditions in Africa with the first specimens of the gorilla – an animal that previously was the subject of myth and legend. Du Chaillu’s adventures, both in the jungle and in the showrooms of Europe and America, coincided with the publication of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, and they helped ignite the evolution debate.[9] The book was selected as one of the Best Books of 2013 by Amazon,[10] and Barnes & Noble chose it as a “Discover Great New Writers” selection.[11] Nature called it “a supremely entertaining, enlightening and memorable read,”[12] and the San Antonio Express-News remarked that “the mind staggers to recall that this story is a work of nonfiction.” [13]

A Brotherhood of Spies

A Brotherhood of Spies (Doubleday 2018) tells the story of the U-2 spy plane and explores how it forever changed the nature and scope of American espionage. The story focuses on four individuals involved in the plane’s development: Edwin Land, the founder of Polaroid; CIA officer Richard M. Bissell Jr.; Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, Lockheed’s chief engineer; and Francis Gary Powers, a pilot recruited by the CIA to fly the U-2. In a pre-publication review, Publishers Weekly wrote that “this exemplary work provides a wholly satisfying take on a central chapter of the Cold War – a dramatic story of zeal and adventure.”[14]

Awards

References
  1. "Monte Reel | Penguin Random House". www.penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  2. THE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING 2012 by William T. Vollmann | Kirkus Reviews.
  3. Henderson, Bill; Pushcart Press (2017). Pushcart prize XLI, 2017: best of the small presses. OCLC 961956305.
  4. "Monte Reel". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  5. "Four Universities Announce Their Journalism Fellowships". The New York Times. 1999-05-12. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  6. "'The Last of the Tribe,' by Monte Reel". SFGate. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  7. The Last of the Tribe, retrieved 2018-04-01
  8. Siegel, Tatiana (2010-07-14). "Doug Liman finds 'Epic Quest'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  9. Quammen, David (2013-04-04). "'Between Man and Beast,' by Monte Reel". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  10. "Amazon.com: Nonfiction - Best Books of 2013: Books". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  11. Noble, Barnes &. "2013 B&N Discover Great New Writers Selections, Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Selections, Books". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  12. Between Man and Beast by Monte Reel | PenguinRandomHouse.com.
  13. "Gorillas in the mists of history". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  14. "Nonfiction Book Review: A Brotherhood of Spies: The U-2 and the CIA's Secret War by Monte Reel. Doubleday, $27.95 (368p) ISBN 978-0-385-54020-9". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  15. "Overseas Press Club of America Announces Annual Award Winners". OPC. 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  16. "UCLA Anderson School of Management Announces 2017 Gerald Loeb Award Winners". UCLA Anderson School of Management. June 27, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  17. "Washington Post Wins Selden Ring Award". USC News. 2005-02-23. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
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