With the publication of THE SAVAGE CITY, writer T.J. ENGLISH has stepped up his game. Long known for his thorough and insightful books on differing aspects of organized crime and the criminal underworld, THE SAVAGE CITY sprawls across a larger social canvas. Issues of race, class and criminal justice are the backdrop for a riveting story of three lives caught in the racial turmoil of the 1960s and early 1970s. As New York City comes apart at the seams, readers will be shocked and engrossed by English's ability to illuminate historical details and interpersonal emotions from an era that still has an impact on the way we live today. Readers expect nothing less from T.J. English. Starting with his debut book, THE WESTIES, and subsequent best sellers BORN TO KILL, PADDY WHACKED and HAVANA NOCTURNE, and through his journalism, English's work has captivated readers and charted new territory, leading historian and author Luc Sante (LOW LIFE) to declare T.J. English "one of the great reporters of our time."
T.J. English on The Daily Show
In the modern world of book promotion, publishers hope to land their writers a spot on national television. But the venues for authors on TV are dwindling. Oprah? One-in-a-million shot. Charlie Rose? Yeah, but who watches PBS. One of the early morning shows? Sure, but they give authors less than five minutes of air time. The gold standard is The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. T.J. English has now appeared twice on Stewart's show, most recently in March 2011 to talk about THE SAVAGE CITY.
The Westies and Born to Kill available now in ebook format
T.J. English’s first two books, THE WESTIES and BORN TO KILL, are now available in ebook format (Kindle, Nook, IPad, etc), published by Mysterious Press. To inaugurate the release of these two books, a short promotional video has been created Open Road Media. Here it is. For more information go to this link.
Savage Realities documentary by Brandon Cotter
With the publication of THE SAVAGE CITY in March 2011, author T.J. English embarked on a vigorous promotional tour to promote the book. Among his appearances was an especially significant night at the Hue Man Bookstore in Harlem, at which English was accompanied by Dhoruba Bin Wahad, one of the primary subjects of THE SAVAGE CITY, and legendary Harlem journalist Herb Boyd. A young documentary filmmaker, Brandon Cotter, chronicled the event and turned it into an interpretive and provocative digital documentary that he calls SAVAGE REALITIES.
Best Books of the Month: March 2011 by Amazon.com
The Savage City
March 1, 2011
One part police procedural, one part historical narrative, T.J. English's The Savage City: Race, Murder, and a Generation on the Edge follows three different men caught in the fallout of New York City's most turbulent decade as race relations, corruption, and crime reached a stormy head. English traces the events that shook the city to its core during the '60s and early '70s, from the assassination of Malcolm X and the rise and fall of the Black Panthers, to the trial that exposed the multiple layers of corruption plaguing the city's police department. Woven throughout this narrative is the troubling story of George Whitmore, a young black man who was bullied into confessing to several of the city's gristliest murders--and who spent the next ten years attempting to prove his innocence and earn back his freedom. The Savage City is an expansive, remarkably detailed account of one of the most tumultuous moments in America's history, and of the lingering effects of the decade's injustices. --Lynette Mong
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