Emily Benedek

Emily Benedek is a journalist and author who writes about the American West, land conflict, crime, and terrorism. She graduated from Harvard College. Her articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Vogue, The Dallas Morning News, Mosaic, Tablet, and on NPR, among others. Her first book, The Wind Won’t Know Me: A History of the Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute (Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.), was a finalist for the Robert F. Kennedy Book Prize. She is the author of Beyond the Four Corners of the World: A Navajo Woman’s Journey (Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.), and a memoir, Through the Unknown, Remembered Gate (Schocken). She is also the author of Red Sea (St. Martins Press), a thriller about terrorism and counter-terrorism. She has two daughters and lives in New York City. Her new book is Hometown Betrayal: A Story of Secrecy and Sexual Abuse in Mormon Country.