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Sheinkin was a finalist in 2012, 2014, and 2015!

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Espionage! Jello Boxes! Uranium!

From midnight parachute drops in Germany to secret explosions in the desert, Sheinkin traces the story of the atomic bomb. Scientists, politicians, army personnel, and spies weave through this history that asks – how would you feel if you could destroy the world?

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2012 - The Notorious Benedict Arnold
2016 - Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War

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Newbery Honor and Robert F. Sibert Winner

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Newbery Honor and Robert F. Sibert Winner

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From the Robert S. Sibert Acceptance Speech for Bomb: The Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

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"I tried lots of conventional outlining techniques, but things kept getting muddled. The notes spread over many pages and I couldn’t see it—I literally couldn’t see the story."

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Read that comic.

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See the trailer for one.

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Find your favorite author's episode here.

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It's true.

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"It's like a puzzle, but you get to decide how it fits together."

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"I start with a mystery—people I don’t know enough about to describe, a story I don’t know enough about to write. From there, I search for clues. The journey begins with books and usually in libraries."

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"I would say the main responsibility is accuracy. Everyone has a point of view, and I don’t try to hide mine, but I try to present the story accurately, and in such a way that readers can take different views on who is right and wrong."

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The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights won in 2014

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The Port Chicago 50: Author Steve Sheinkin’s 2014 BGHB NF Award Speech

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A few years ago I was researching a book on the making of the atomic bomb, and my brother-in-law Eric, who loves wacky conspiracy theories, as I do, hit me with a great one.

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This true story opens with an intriguing history on this issue of counterfeit money in the late 1800s. We then move into one man’s plan to steal Abraham Lincoln’s coffin, as the Secret Service works to stop the criminals in action. The thrilling story keeps readers on their toes as we wonder whether the patchwork group of criminals will get away with their revenge scheme or if the agents can catch them in time.

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When Daniel Ellsberg took a job working for the government, he did not know that he would immediately become privy to government secrets regarding the beginning, and continuation, of the Vietnam War, secrets that he soon decided did not need to remain secret any longer. When Ellsberg decides to blow the whistle on Vietnam secrets, it becomes a race between newspapers, Ellsberg, the CIA, and President Richard Nixon to see who comes out on top - and who ends up in prison.

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Learn more about all the other books Steve has written.

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Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown

New York Times bestselling author Steve Sheinkin presents a follow up to his award-winning book Bomb: The Race to Build-and Steal-the World's Most Dangerous Weapon, taking readers on a terrifying journey into the Cold War and our mutual assured destruction.

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Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown New York Times bestselling author Steve Sheinkin presents a follow up to his award-winning book Bomb: The Race to Build-and Steal-the World's Most Dangerous Weapon, taking readers on a terrifying journey into the Cold War and our mutual assured destruction.

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Graduated from Syracuse University

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Made a feature film called, More Perfect Union, with his brother

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Published his first book

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Published his first graphic novel, The Adventures of Rabbi Harvey

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Stopped writing textbooks

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Won the Margaret A. Edwards Award

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Lives in Saratoga Springs, NY with his wife and two children

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Watch it here.