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American Tabloid

James Ellroy

We are behind, and below, the scenes of JFK's presidential election, the Bay of Pigs, the assassination--in the underworld that connects Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, D.C. . . .

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The Ezra Klein Show

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The Ezra Klein Show

Will Sommer highlighted the book as a compelling novel centered on the Kennedy assassination, noting it would be his second choice for a read. He presented it as a noteworthy recommendation for listeners interested in historical crime fiction.

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Will Sommer mentioned James Ellroy's American Tabloid, noting it is a novel about the Kennedy assassination.

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My second book would be James Elroy's American Tabloid, a novel about the Kennedy assassination.

The Rest Is History

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The Rest Is History

The novel American Tabloid by James Elroy was referenced when discussing conspiracy narratives involving J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI.

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what powers James Elroy's novel American Tabloid, the guy who lurks behind it, is J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI.

— Episode: 397. JFK: A Conspiracy Unmasked (Part 6)

Episode: 397. JFK: A Conspiracy Unmasked (Part 6)

The novel American Tabloid by James Elroy was referenced when discussing conspiracy narratives involving J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI.

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what powers James Elroy's novel American Tabloid, the guy who lurks behind it, is J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI.

The Rewatchables

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The Rewatchables

Ellroy's novel *American Tabloid* was cited alongside DeLillo's *Libra* as a work that fictionalizes the Kennedy assassination era.

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Don DeLillo does it with Libra, James Ellroy does it with American Tabloid.

— Episode: ‘JFK’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sea...

Episode: ‘JFK’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennesse...

Ellroy's novel *American Tabloid* was cited alongside DeLillo's *Libra* as a work that fictionalizes the Kennedy assassination era.

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Don DeLillo does it with Libra, James Ellroy does it with American Tabloid.

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