Max Marshall (writer)

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Max Marshall (born 1993) is an American journalist and author.

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Personal life

Marshall was born in Dallas, Texas and attended St. Mark's School of Texas. [1] At various points from 2007-2012, he toured as a teenage guitarist with the Steve Miller Band and sat in with guitarist Les Paul. [2] [3] While at St. Mark's, he also formed a band with future electronic dance music artist Spencer Brown. [4]

From 2012-2016 Marshall attended Columbia University, [5] where he pledged Delta Sigma Phi and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. [6]

Career

After college, Marshall lived in Hanoi, Vietnam and worked as an editor for the Viet Nam News . [7] Writing for GQ , he investigated the assault of American director Jordan Vogt-Roberts at a Ho Chi Minh City nightclub. [8] [9] His reporting linked the attack back to top-ranking members of the United Nations Gang. [10]

Following a brief period as a music critic, Marshall began writing features and cover stories [11] for Texas Monthly. [12] He and a team of writers were finalists for the 2021 National Magazine Award for reviewing all 144 Willie Nelson albums. [13]

Writing for Sports Illustrated , Marshall exposed corruption among Thai government officials and Hollywood executives concerning life rights after the Tham Luang cave rescue. [14]

Among the Bros

In 2023, HarperCollins published Marshall's first book, Among the Bros: A Fraternity Crime Story [15] . [16]

The book describes Marshall's investigation into a multi-million dollar Xanax trafficking ring at the College of Charleston and fraternity houses around the Deep South. [17] [18] Although the Charleston Police had only announced the discovery of 44,000 Xanax pills, Marshall uncovered a nationwide ring that distributed millions of pills and resulted in several deaths. [19] The New York Times Book Review called it "a page-turning triumph." [20] The book is under development as a feature film for Sony Pictures. [21]

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  2. ↑ Marshall, Max (2018-05-29). "Growing Up With Steve Miller". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  3. ↑ Parks, Scott K. (2011-05-03). "Texas teen learns to fly like an eagle". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
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  13. ↑ "THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGAZINE EDITORS ANNOUNCE FINALISTS FOR 2021 NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS". www.asme.media. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
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  15. ↑ Hagi, Sarah (2023-11-29). "'Life without consequences': the fraternity bros who built a multimillion-dollar drug ring". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  16. ↑ Leitch, Will (2023-11-07). "What a Fraternity Drug-Dealing Ring Reveals About College Life Now". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  17. ↑ "How Max Marshall Wrote a College Fraternity Crime Epic". CrimeReads. 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  18. ↑ Bartelme, Tony (2023-12-03). "Review: New book about College of Charleston party scene has staggering reveals". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
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  20. ↑ Fleit, Rachel (November 4, 2023). "The Hard-Partying College Kids Who Were Also Drug Lords". The New York Times.
  21. ↑ Kit, Borys (2022-02-02). "Sony Taps Black List Writer Emily Jerome for Frat Boy Thriller 'Among the Bros' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-02-01.


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