About

Steve Bassett was born, raised and educated in New Jersey, and, although far removed during a career as a multiple award-winning journalist, he has always been proud of the sobriquet, Jersey Guy. He has written for several publications, including the Pulitzer Prize winning Salt Lake Tribune. He’s worked for the Associated Press, where his exposés gained national recognition, and CBS television news in Los Angeles, earning three Emmy Awards for his investigative documentaries. His book, “Golden Ghetto: How the Americans and French Fell In and Out of Love During the Cold War,” was published in 2013. “Father Divine’s Bikes,” Book One in his Passaic River Trilogy was published in 2018. “Payback: Tales of Love, Hate and Revenge,” is the second novel in the trilogy continuing the historical noir crime drama surrounding Newark, NJ in the post WWII era. For more information about Steve Bassett and his books, visit his website at http://www.stevebassettworld.com. Topics of Conversation: About “Payback – Tales of Love, Hate, and Revenge” and the Inspiration Behind the Story The German-American Bund and the Minutemen Redlining then and now – and other parallels in the story to current events Personal Interest – on owning a 600 year-old property in Central France and the differences between French and American Culture