Nishant

Nishant asked Lawrence Wright:

The Looming Tower is a hard-hitting (sort of) expose on internal politics at CIA and FBI. It also describes in detail how America has been meddling into the Middle Eastern internal and foreign affairs. Were you ever threatened by the Governments of any of the countries? Will you ever write about that?

Lawrence Wright I was never threatened. I was sometimes blocked. Saudi Arabia wouldn't let me in as a reporter after 9/11, so I finally took a job and became an ex-pat worker. The job was mentoring young reporters at a newspaper in Jeddah, bin Laden's hometown. It was so much better than being a reporter. The Minister of Interior had my car towed, but that's another story. I keep my head down and just talk to my sources as discreetly as possible, trying to be sensitive to their situation, and hoping not to put them in danger.

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Aaron Fields

Aaron Fields asked Lawrence Wright:

I read you're memoir on Texas right after I transplanted to the Lone Star State. I still reference it when I try to explain the history and region to others. Its a great read that I heavily relate to. When I read about "The End of October" I immediately thought of Michael Crichton. Do you think that your novel is similar to Crichton's style? Any inspiration from him?

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Kaitlin J asked Lawrence Wright:

I was blown away at the caliber of your work in Going Clear. It was concise, fair, and incredibly well-researched. Would you be willing to do a similar investigation into the leaders of the Jehovah’s Witnesses?

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