Kim Barker
Kim Barker was born in 1970 and is currently 55 years old. Kim Barker was born in Billings, Montana, USA. Barker attended Northwestern University where she received a journalism degree.
Kim Barker is primarily known as a correspondent and journalist who is also the author of the bestselling work
The Taliban Shuffle, which was the inspiration for
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, the movie.
Over the years, Kim Barker has worked for
ProPublica and
The New York Times. She has also hosted a podcast for
Serial and has worked for the
Chicago Tribune as an international correspondent. Her work on her experiences reporting on the war in Pakistan and Afghanistan would become a
New York Times bestselling title.
While working for
The Times in 2021, she became a lead writer and reporter on an investigation of police traffic stops which won a national reporting
Pulitzer Prize. In 2023, she began working on
The Coldest Case podcast for
The Times, which focused on a cold case murder from years back.
It was while Kim Barker was doing her fellowship with the
Council on Foreign Relations that she began writing her bestselling work
The Taliban Shuffle. She has also worked for
The Times of Northwest Indiana,
ProPublica,
The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, and the
Seattle Times.
Starting in 2018, Kim Barker has been a professor of investigative journalism techniques at several colleges in the United States. For her work, she has won awards for investigative reporting and feature writing which she believes work very well together.
Barker believes her upbringing in Wyoming and Montana where she learned how to catch fish has made her a better journalist, as it imbued her with the patience she needed for the profession.
She currently makes her home in Brooklyn, New York, where she lives with her dog Lucy.
Kim Barker published her bestselling work,
The Taliban Shuffle, in 2011.
It tells of her experiences in Afghanistan where she arrived as an awkward newbie and very fast turned into a seasoned and wisecracking reporter. It also provides an insider account of the war years in Pakistan and Afghanistan, as she chronicles the routing of the Taliban and the subsequent years when the US found itself bogged down and unable to complete the job.
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Kim Barker: F.A.Q
When was Kim Barker Born? How old is Kim Barker?
Kim Barker was born in 1970. Kim Barker is currently 55 years old.
Where was Kim Barker Born?
Kim Barker was born in Billings, Montana, USA and is American.
What was the first book Kim Barker wrote?
The first book written by Kim Barker was The Taliban Shuffle, published in 2011.
What was the most recent book Kim Barker wrote?
Her most recently released work was The Taliban Shuffle on March 22nd, 2011.
Will there be any more books by Kim Barker?
Kim Barker does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
How many books has Kim Barker written?
Kim Barker has written 1 book. 1 book in the Non-Fiction Books.