Colin Dwyer
Colin Dwyer covers breaking news for ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ. He reports on a wide array of subjects — from politics in and the , to the latest developments in and .
Colin began his work with ½ûÂþÌìÌà on the Arts Desk, where he and produced stories on arts and culture, then went on to write a daily roundup of news in literature and the publishing industry for the Two-Way blog — named , naturally.
Later, as a producer for the Digital News desk, he wrote and edited feature news coverage, curated ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ's home page and managed its social media accounts. During his time on the desk, he co-created ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ's live headline contest "Head to Head," with Camila Domonoske, and won the American Copy Editors Society's annual headline-writing prize in 2015.
These days, as a reporter for the News Desk, he writes for ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ.org, reports for the network's on-air newsmagazines, and regularly hosts ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ's daily Facebook Live segment, "Newstime." He has covered , and unfortunate , among many other stories. He also had about shoes once on Invisibilia.
Colin graduated from Georgetown University with a master's degree in English literature.
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A host of beloved authors have new books hitting shelves this week, including a memoir by humorist Barry, a Mark Twain bio by Chernow and essays by Richard Russo. -
My Name Is Emilia Del Valle is the newest novel from the prodigious Chilean expat, now in her 80s. Plus, a personal history of the orange, a Josephine Baker history and having kids in the digital age. -
The second volume in Pulitzer-winning historian Rick Atkinson's planned trilogy on the American Revolution publishes Tuesday. Plus a graphic memoir, short fiction, and "the secret life" of a cemetery. -
A true smorgasbord is on offer for readers this week. Care for an inspirational memoir? Reminders of the precarious position of civilization? Early summer read? They're all here. -
The former Hollywood producer is on trial for sex crimes in New York — again. Here are the allegations and proceedings that have led to this. -
These books confront readers with the recent past and distant future, bring them to southeastern Africa and an alternative Japan, and bedeck their pages with subversive cartoons and lush landscapes. -
A number of books out this week — a tale of tribal politics, a close-focus mystery, measured criticism and a unique relationship — are tied up in answering the question: How do we define ourselves? -
New on the shelves this week: An obit writer writes — and drunkenly publishes — his own obituary. A Hungarian teen stumbles into adulthood. And geriatric sleuth Vera Wong returns. -
This week's new releases include a memoir from Amanda Knox reflecting on her murder case and exoneration, a biography of Yoko Ono, new fiction from Column McCann, and the latest Wicked book Elphie. -
This week brings a number of promising new reads — but none more eagerly awaited than Sunrise on the Reaping. We offer 5 books to consider picking up.
