In 1986, Blum began working as a reporter for the New York Times, where he earned two
Pulitzer Prize nominations.[2] Since 1994, Blum has been a contributing editor to Vanity Fair.[2] Several of his books were non-fiction bestsellers, including Gangland, Wanted, The Gold of Exodus, and The Brigade: An Epic Story of Vengeance, Salvation, and WWII.[3] Additionally, a number of his works have been optioned for film.[2]Miramax Films is in the process of making The Brigade into a major motion picture.[3]
Personal life
Blum is the son of Harold K. Blum (1917–1984), an executive at the Kane Miller Corporation in
Tarrytown, New York,[5][6][7] and Gertrude Blum, a schoolteacher in New York City.[5] For high school, Blum attended the
Horace Mann School and earned his undergraduate degree from
Stanford University, where he also received an
M.A. in government in 1970.[1][5] In January 1991, he married Jenny Cox, a book editor.[5] They are divorced. He currently resides in
Sag Harbor, New York and Connecticut.[2][8] Howard is the brother of celebrity wedding planner
Marcy Blum.
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Wanted! The Search for Nazis in America (1977), New York: Quadrangle/New York Times Book Co.,
ISBN0812906071
Wishful Thinking (1985), New York: Atheneum Books,
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I Pledge Allegiance--: The True Story of the Walkers: An American Spy Family (1987), New York: Simon & Schuster,
ISBN0671626140
Out There: The Government's Secret Quest for Extraterrestrials (1990), New York, Simon & Schuster,
ISBN0671662600
Gangland: How the FBI Broke the Mob (1993), New York: Pocket Books,
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The Gold of Exodus: The Discovery of the True Mount Sinai (1998), New York: Simon & Schuster,
ISBN0684809184
The Brigade: An Epic Story of Vengeance, Salvation, and World War II (2001), New York: HarperCollins,
ISBN0060194863
The Eve of Destruction: The Untold Story of the Yom Kippur War (2003), New York: HarperCollins,
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The Last Goodnight: A World War II Story of Espionage, Adventure, and Betrayal (2016), HarperCollins,
ISBN0062307673
In the Enemy's House: The Secret Saga of the FBI Agent and the Code Breaker Who Caught the Russian Spies (2018), HarperCollins Publishers,
ISBN0062458248
Night of the Assassins: The Untold Story of Hitler's Plot to Kill FDR, Churchill, and Stalin (2020), HarperCollins Publishers.
The Spy Who Knew Too Much: An Ex-CIA Officer's Quest Through a Legacy of Betrayal (2022), HarperCollins Publishers,
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