Joe Pompeo here. I’m an award-winning narrative nonfiction author, magazine journalist, and podcast writer. I was a senior correspondent at Vanity Fair and worked at a bunch of other publications before that.
I ghostwrite books and other stuff on the side.
My first book, BLOOD & INK: The Scandalous Jazz Age Double Murder That Hooked America on True Crime, was published by HarperCollins/William Morrow in 2022. It got raves from The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, and others. I’m working on a podcast adaptation for iHeartMedia/Vanity Fair. In the meantime you can check out this excellent Criminal episode or CBS Saturday Morning segment. Or, better yet, buy the book here.
My second book, CALIFORNIA SCREAMING: Misfits, Mayhem, Murder and Hollywood’s Punk Rock Revolution, based on a feature I wrote for the 2024 Hollywood Issue of Vanity Fair, will be published by Hachette/Union Square & Co. in 2027. I previously worked at publications including Politico and The New York Observer, and I’ve also written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, New York, Town & Country, Air Mail, The Ankler, Bloomberg Businessweek, and numerous other outlets. Click here for samples of my writing. Click here to subscribe to my Substack newsletter.
What else? I’m the recipient of two Mirror Awards from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University and an Author Award from the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance. I’m represented by Jen Marshall at Aevitas Creative Management: jmarshall@aevitascreative.com. For BLOOD & INK-related publicity inquiries email: Maureen.Cole@harpercollins.com. Follow me on Instagram, Twitter, Threads, BlueSky, and Substack Notes.