George Black (author)

George Black is a Scottish writer and journalist.

Early life and education
Black was born in Cowdenbeath, Scotland. He received a degree from the University of Oxford.

Career
Black was a columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

From 1986 to 1991, Black was the foreign editor of The Nation. From 2004 to 2014, he was the executive editor of OnEarth magazine, a publication of the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Since 2014, Black has been a contributor to Salon, The Nation, The Guardian, newyorker.com, and other publications.

Personal life
Black is married to Anne Nelson. Together they have two children.

Awards and honors
Empire of Shadows was a finalist for the 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

Books

 * THE GOOD NEIGHBOR How the United States Wrote the History of Central America and the Caribbean (1988)
 * Empire of Shadows: The Epic Story of Yellowstone
 * On the Ganges: Encounters with Saints and Sinners Along India's Mythic River
 * Casting a Spell: The Bamboo Fly Rod and the American Pursuit of Perfection
 * The Trout Pool Paradox: The American Lives of Three Rivers
 * Black Hands of Beijing: Lives of Defiance in China's Democracy Movement
 * The Long Reckoning: A Story of War, Peace, and Redemption in Vietnam (Deckle Edge, 2023)