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Charlotte McDonald-Gibson

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Charlotte McDonald-Gibson is a British[1] journalist, editor, and author.[2] Her first book Cast Away was published in 2016, her second book Far Out was published in 2022.

Career

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McDonald-Gibson is a journalist whose career has included five years of work reporting on the European migrant crisis.[3] She has worked an editor for Time Magazine and has been a finalist for the Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism.[4] She has also written for The New York Times and Monocle magazine.[5]

Publications

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McDonald-Gibson is the author of the 2016 non-fiction book Cast Away, that retells the story of five refugee's escape to Europe.[2][6] The book was described by Princess Haya bint Hussein as "honest and heartfelt".[7]

She is also the author of the 2022 non fiction book Far Out: Encounters with Extremists, published by Granta Books.[8]

Personal life

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In 2017, she was based in Brussels[4] and more recently lived in The Hague.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Bachner, Elizabeth (September 2018). "Review: Charlotte McDonald-Gibson, Cast Away: True Stories of Survival from Europe's Refugee Crisis". International Sociology. 33 (5): 641–643. doi:10.1177/0268580918792175. ISSN 0268-5809.
  2. ^ a b Jasanoff, Maya (2016-05-21). "The New Odyssey and Cast Away review – stories from Europe's refugee crisis". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  3. ^ "Cast Away: True Stories of Survival from Europe's Refugee Crisis by Charlotte McDonald-Gibson". www.publishersweekly.com. Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  4. ^ a b "Podcast #162: Charlotte McDonald-Gibson, Bernstein Award Finalist". The New York Public Library. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  5. ^ a b "C&W Agency". cwagency.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  6. ^ Adams, Tim (2018-05-06). "The Displaced; Migrant Brothers; Lights in the Distance – reviews". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  7. ^ Steven, Lyndsey (2016-10-06). "'I am far from perfect': The Princess Haya interview". Emirates Woman. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  8. ^ Auto, Hermes (2022-08-27). "Book Stack: 10 reads to wrap up August |". The Straits Times. www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
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