David France (writer)

David France
Joy Tomchin (left) and David France (right) in May 2014, at the 73rd Annual Peabody Awards
Born	1959 (age 57–58)
Nationality	American
Occupation	Investigative reporter
Notable work	How to Survive a Plague (2012 film, 2016 book)
Website	www.davidfrance.com

David France is an American investigative reporter, non-fiction author and filmmaker. He is a contributing editor for New York magazine, former Newsweek senior editor and published in magazines such as The New Yorker,The New York Times Magazine and GQ. France, who is gay, is best known for his investigative journalism on LGBT topics.

France is the author of four books, including Our Fathers, a book about the Catholic sexual abuse scandal in the United States. The book was adapted by Showtime for a film by the same name, which received Emmy Award nominations and a Writers Guild of America award. The Confession, which he wrote with former Governor of New Jersey Jim McGreevey, was a New York Times best seller, debuting at #3 in nonfiction hardcover sales and #1 in biography.

His fourth book, "How To Survive A Plague," published in 2016, is considered "the definitive book on AIDS activism." It was longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, named to numerous best-of and top-ten lists, was a New York Times 100 Notable Books for 2016, and is one of the best-reviewed books of the year. "Powerful...This superbly written chronicle will stand as a towering work in its field, the best book on the pre-treatment years of the epidemic since Randy Shilts’s And The Band Played On… Most of the people to whom it bears witness are not around to read it, but millions are alive today thanks to their efforts, and this moving record will ensure their legacy does not die with them." –Sunday Times