Roger Rapoport is currently based in Michigan, but he was a long-time Bay Area reporter and publisher. He was one of the primary reporters covering in real time the abduction of Patricia Hearst from her Berkeley apartment. February 4, 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the kidnapping. “A ‘gripping’, ‘brilliant’ & ‘suspenseful’ novel, Searching for Patty Hearst finally puts down what really happened 50 years ago.”
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Roger D. Rapoport is an award-winning author, filmmaker, and playwright. His work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Wired, The Atlantic, Esquire, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and many other outlets. His films have shown at film festivals around the world. Rapoport’s books include Hillsdale: Greek Tragedy in the American Heartland; Citizen Moore: The Life and Times of an American Iconoclast; and Angle of Attack: Air France 447 and the Future of Aviation Safety. He was publisher of the San Francisco Bay Area’s RDR Books from 1993 to 2010. As a travel writer he has published multiple guides and was the editor of the successful “I Should Have Stayed Home” series. Rapoport was on the ground covering the Patty Hearst saga as it unfolded. He gained insider access to the elite and secretive world of the Hearst family and many of the key behind-the-scenes players. Searching for Patty Hearst is his first novel and draws heavily on his in-depth reporting of the case.
More info: PattyHearst.com