Author

Robert Kurson

7 books, mostly history, for Random House Audio and Penguin, 2004–2026

Robert Kurson is an American nonfiction author and journalist whose writing career began at the Chicago Sun-Times before he became a contributing editor at Esquire. He is best known for narrative nonfiction that turns extraordinary real-life events into suspenseful, character-driven stories, including Shadow Divers, Crashing Through, Pirate Hunters, and Rocket Men. His work has appeared in publications including The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, and Esquire, and he has written multiple New York Times bestsellers.