Nina Burleigh Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Nina Burleigh is an American journalist best known for playing Author for the book A Very Private Woman.

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Best Known For:The book A Very Private Woman

Breakthrough:Established a national magazine journalism career, including staff positions at Time and People

Nina Burleigh is about 66 years old as of 2026. Nina Burleigh was born in 1960.

Her educational background includes studies at MacMurray College and University of Illinois at Springfield.

MacMurray College
- Qualification: Bachelor's degree
University of Illinois at Springfield
- Qualification: Master's degree
- Field of Study: Public Affairs Reporting

Nina Burleigh's career includes news and reporting roles with The New Republic and New York University.

Organization: The New Republic

Role: Contributing Editor

Period: Present

Details: Contributes political journalism, essays and commentary.

Role: Publisher and Writer, American Freakshow

Organization: New York University

Role: Adjunct Professor

Details: New York, New York

Organization: Newsweek

Role: National Politics Correspondent

Details: Covered United States politics and national public affairs.

Organization: Time

Role: Staff Writer

Details: Worked as a magazine journalist.

Organization: People

Role: Staff Writer

Nina Burleigh rose to prominence for her role for the book The Fatal Gift of Beauty.

Notable media work includes The Fatal Gift of Beauty, The Trump Women, and American Freakshow.

Book: The Fatal Gift of Beauty (Author, 2011) — Book examining the Amanda Knox case
Book: The Trump Women (Author, 2018) — Profiles women central to Donald Trump's personal and family history
Book: A Very Private Woman (Author) — Nonfiction account involving Mary Pinchot Meyer
Book: The Stranger and the Statesman (Author) — Historical nonfiction about James Smithson and the Smithsonian Institution
Book: Mirage: Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt (Author) — Explores scientific scholarship associated with Napoleon's Egyptian expedition
Book: Virus (Author) — Book examining American political and social conflict

Work: American Freakshow (Writer and Publisher, Present) — Independent political newsletter

American national politics and political culture – The New Republic, Newsweek and other publications – Long-running reporting and commentary on national political developments
Women associated with Donald Trump – 2018 – Explored the lives and public influence of women in Trump's family and personal history through The Trump Women
Amanda Knox murder case – 2011 – Investigated the Italian murder case and international media coverage in The Fatal Gift of Beauty

Society of Women Geographers Award — Society of Women Geographers — 2008 — Mirage: Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt

Has reported from Europe and the Middle East in addition to covering United States politics.
Has written books covering subjects as varied as archaeology, the Smithsonian Institution, criminal justice and political families.
Publishes the American Freakshow political newsletter independently.