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Kathleen Sharp
Narrative non-fiction author
I write about people whose tales illuminate something invisible, overlooked or ignored. You can read more of my work or contact me by visiting http://kathleensharp.com.
Articles
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<p>Every once in a while, a story not only finds a reporter, it hounds her. That was the case with my new book about two friends who blew the whistle on one of the deadliest prescription drugs in U.S. history.</p>
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<p>In this excerpt from Kathleen Sharp's new book, two friends-turned-pharma-whistleblowers attend an extravagant Wild West trip rewarding them for selling the prescription drug Procrit.</p>
<p>Blogs, twitters and daily print help keep us abreast of breaking news. But there's nothing like an old-fashioned book to get inside a big sweeping tale. In the summer of 2007, when I was a fellow here, I had little more than a vision for a book that explored Big Pharma. Well, I also had some solid sources, a blockbuster drug, and a dramatic plot that spanned some 20 years. The hard part was finding a place to adequately tell the tale.