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Charles Leerhsen

Charles Leerhsen
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Charles Leerhsen

Charles Leerhsen was formerly an executive editor at Sports Illustrated. He has written about sports and culture for Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Esquire, The New York Times, and People, as well as SI. A native of the Bronx, he now lives in Brooklyn with his wife, the writer Sarah Saffian.

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2011 media excellence awards for Canada
Harnesslink, January 4, 2012
...extend their thanks and appreciation to all of the judges. Judges in the Outstanding Written Work Category included Charles Leerhsen, past editor at Sports Illustrated, People and US Weekly. Leerhsen penned the highly acclaimed Crazy Good: The True Story...
Finalists Announced For 2011 Media Excellence Awards
Standardbred Canada, January 4, 2012
...would like to extend their thanks and appreciation to all of the judges. Judges in the category included Charles Leerhsen, former editor at Sports Illustrated, People and US Weekly. Leerhsen penned the highly acclaimed 'Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan...
Racecar driving: even 100 years ago, excitement outweighed the danger
Christian Science Monitor, October 21, 2011
...Charles Leerhsen's new book "Blood and Smoke: A True Tale of Mystery, Mayhem and the Birth of the Indy 500" details the wild early days of the sport. By Randy...
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Automobile Magazine, June 23, 2011
...Indianapolis 500 book review: Blood and Smoke The controversial finish of the 2011 Indianapolis 500 (one month ago today) was nothing compared to the debacle that was the inaugural 500 one-hundred years prior. None of the forty cars that started that...
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Houston Chronicle, May 29, 2011
...40 daredevils risk their lives - at 75 miles an hour - at the Indianapolis 500. Sports journalist Charles Leerhsen chronicles those rowdy days of racing in Blood and Smoke: A True Tale of Mystery, Mayhem and the Birth of the Indy 500 (Simon & Schuster,...