About the author
Annie Jacobsen (born June 28, 1967) is an American investigative journalist, author, and a 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist. She writes for and produces television programs, including Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan for Amazon Studios, and Clarice for CBS. She was a contributing editor to the Los Angeles Times Magazine from 2009 until 2012. Jacobsen writes about war, weapons, security, and secrets. Jacobsen is best known as the author of the 2011 non-fiction book Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base, which The New York Times called "cauldron-stirring." She is an internationally acclaimed and sometimes controversial author who, according to one critic, writes sensational books by addressing popular conspiracies. == Books == Her 2011 book Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base, about Area 51, makes the claim that the Roswell UFO incident was a Soviet plot to induce War of the Worlds style hysteria. The New York Times called it "noteworthy for its author’s dogged devotion to her research".
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💬 What our editors say about Annie Jacobsen's books
“Jacobsen delivers a compelling narrative that demystifies the Pentagon’s psychic experiments through rigorous archival research. While the subject matter is inherently bizarre, the author maintains a journalistic tone that…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations Into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis
“Jacobsen delivers a meticulous account of the U.S. government's forty-year experiment with psychic phenomena, backed by declassified documents and firsthand accounts. While compelling for history buffs and paranormal enthusiasts,…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations Into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis
