Howard Blum

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Howard Blum () (born 1948) is an American author and journalist. Formerly a reporter for ''The Village Voice'' and ''The New York Times'', Blum is a contributing editor at ''Vanity Fair'' and the author of several non-fiction books, including the ''New York Times'' bestseller and Edgar Award winner ''American Lightning''. Provided by Wikipedia