Tucson Festival of Books

Miranda Spivack



Dan Gross

Miranda S. Spivack, a veteran reporter and editor who specializes in stories about government accountability and secrecy, spent 20 years with The Washington Post. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting, USA Today and the McClatchy newspapers. A Fulbright Scholar and now a fellow at Syracuse University's Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship, Spivack's newest book is "Backroom Deals in Our Backyards," a look at the ways people can make positive changes in their communities.

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Awards: Studs and Ida Terkel Prize


Book:
Backroom Deals in Our Backyards
How Government Secrecy Harms Our Communities and the Local Heroes Fighting Back
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
New Press
May 2025
ISBN 9781620978559
256 pages