Books for Adults by Julie Salamon

Julie Salamon is the author of ten books for adults, characterized by her ability to shed thought-provoking new light on often-difficult subjects. Early encouragement came with her first book, the 1988 novel White Lies, praised in the New York Times Book Review for its “vivid and evocative” portrayals. Her 2001 best-seller Facing the Wind, about a sensational murder case, was recognized by NPR’s Fresh Air and The Los Angeles Times as a Best Book of 2001. Writing about Hospital, her 2008 examination of life within a multi-cultural urban medical center, Tom Wolfe described Salamon as “one of America’s best fly-on-the-wall reporters.” Her 1996 family memoir The Net of Dreams became a New York Times Notable Book and winner of an Ohioana Book Award. The Christmas Tree, a novella published in 1996, was a New York Times bestseller, and has been translated into a dozen languages. Rambam’s Ladder, her 2003 meditation on philanthropy and giving, was declared a “much needed guide” by Elie Wiesel. Her celebrated 2011 biography of Wendy Wasserstein, Wendy and the Lost Boys, became a New York Times best-seller. First published in 1991 and reissued a decade later, her best-selling Hollywood classic The Devil’s Candy continues to engage readers as well as industry insiders.