Lesley M. M. Blume
@lesleymmblume.bsky.social
Journalist • Historian • NYT bestselling author • Writes about: Nukes, war reporting, acts of literary daring • New Yorker currently based in the City of Angels •
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First-hand accounts of the bombing of Hiroshima, and its aftermath, emerged a year later. Journalist John Hersey brought the lasting damage to light.
In 2020, PBS News' Jeffrey Brown spoke with Lesley M.M. Blume about "Fallout," her book on Hersey and his writing about the bombing of Hiroshima.
In 2020, PBS News' Jeffrey Brown spoke with Lesley M.M. Blume about "Fallout," her book on Hersey and his writing about the bombing of Hiroshima.
The intrepid journalist who exposed Hiroshima's horror
After the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, it was another year before first-hand accounts emerged. Journalist John Hersey helped expose the bomb’s lasting damage, which the U.S. govern...
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August 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
First-hand accounts of the bombing of Hiroshima, and its aftermath, emerged a year later. Journalist John Hersey brought the lasting damage to light.
In 2020, PBS News' Jeffrey Brown spoke with Lesley M.M. Blume about "Fallout," her book on Hersey and his writing about the bombing of Hiroshima.
In 2020, PBS News' Jeffrey Brown spoke with Lesley M.M. Blume about "Fallout," her book on Hersey and his writing about the bombing of Hiroshima.