George Packer (born August 13, 1960) is a US journalist, novelist, and playwright. He is best known for his writings for The New Yorker and The Atlantic about U.S. foreign policy and for his book The Assassins’ Gate: America in Iraq. Packer also wrote The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America, covering the history of the USA from 1978 to 2012. In November 2013, The Unwinding received the National Book Award for Nonfiction.
His award-winning biography, Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century, was released in May 2019. His latest book, Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal was released in June 2021.
Books in order of publication:
The Assassins’ Gate: America in Iraq – 2005
The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America – 2013
Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century- 2019
Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal – 2021
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