John Cooney

John Cooney is a journalist and author of both non-fiction and fiction books. His articles and book reviews have appeared in numerous publications, including Forbes, FORTUNE, The New York Times, Institutional Investor and The Wall Street Journal.

John formerly worked for The Wall Street Journal as a reporter, editor and foreign correspondent; his work in Cuba was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. He has reported from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central America, Europe and The Middle East. His articles have covered numerous subjects, ranging from the bankruptcy of the Penn Central Railroad to political upheaval in India.

His books are the following:

Non-Fiction:

The Annenbergs: Salvaging a Tainted Dynasty — a biography
The American Pope, The Life and Times of Francis Cardinal Spellman — a biography
The Most Natural Thing in the World with Lenore Cooney — about Northern Ireland
Louis Rukeyser’s Business Almanac (Managing Editor)
Louis Rukeyser’s Business Almanac, Revised Edition (Managing Editor)

Fiction:

A Fool’s Death
Acts of Contrition

John Cooney was a Rotary International Fellow in India and a recipient of the Russell Sage Fellowship for journalists, which took him to Sweden. He received the University of Missouri Journalism School’s research award for his book on the Annenbergs; the book was also nominated for a Pulitzer.