Barton Gellman is among the most critically honored nonfiction writers of his generation.

In early 2010, after paperback publication of his bestselling Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency, he left to begin his next book project and write occasional cover stories for Time magazine. He will soon inaugurate CounterSpy, an online column about digital privacy and security, and he is working with Spring Creek Productions ("Recount," "Blood Diamond") to adapt the Cheney book for a four-part HBO miniseries. He is based at New York University's Center on Law and Security, where he holds a senior research fellowship.

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The Cheney Book

Angler, now in paperback with a new Afterword by the author, is a New York Times bestseller and winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. The editors of the New York Times and Washington Post named it a Best Book of 2008.

• Jacob Heilbrunn in the NYT Book Review: "engrossing and informative"
• Sam Tannenhaus, The New Republic: "a triumph of reporting"
• Al Hunt, Washington bureau chief, Wall Street Journal: "superb biography"
• Jon Stewart on the Daily Show: "It's unbelievable. I mean, get this."