Steve Luxenberg

Steve Luxenberg, an associate editor of The Washington Post, is an award-winning author and journalist. Separate: The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America’s Journey from Slavery to Segregation, his second nonfiction book, won the 2016 J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award, recognizing excellence in nonfiction writing. His first nonfiction book, the critically-acclaimed Annie’s Ghosts, explored a family secret. It was honored as a Michigan Notable Book and selected as the 2013-2014 Great Michigan Read, making it the focus of a state-wide series of events throughout that year. A native of Detroit, he lives in Baltimore with his wife, Mary Jo Kirschman. Follow him on Twitter, @SLuxenberg, and find out more about him and his books at his website, steveluxenberg.com.