Edward Humes

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and educated at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, Edward Humes began his career as a newspaper journalist. In 1989, he won a Pulitzer Prize for beat reporting, and within a few years, he transitioned from focusing on newspaper journalism to focusing on book-length nonfiction. Some of his most noteworthy titles include Garbology, Mississippi Mud, No Matter How Loud I Shout, A Man and His Mountain, and Beyond the Snitch Tank. His books span a wide range of topics, with a particular focus on true crime and, more recently, sustainability. They have also received awards and been frequently included on books-of-the-year lists. Humes currently lives in Southern California with his wife, Donna Wares, who is also a journalist and author.