Seymour Hersh books in order
American investigative journalist
- Born
- 1937
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 13
Seymour Hersh has published 2 novels, 6 non-fiction books and 5 other books, beginning with The Dark Side of Camelot (1997). The latest is Reporter (2018).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Seymour Hersh
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The Dark Side of Camelot
Seymour Hersh's most-read book.
Newest
Reporter
Published 2018.
Standalone novels in order
The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy (1991)
Chain of Command (2004)
Non-fiction in order
Chemical and Biological Warfare (1968)
The Price of Power (1983)
The Dark Side of Camelot (1997)
Against All Enemies (1998)
The Killing of Osama Bin Laden (2016)
Reporter (2018)
Other books in order
My Lai 4 (1970)
Cover-up (1972)
Kissinger (1983)
"The Target Is Destroyed" (1986)
The Samson Option (1991)
About Seymour Hersh
Seymour Myron Hersh is an American investigative journalist and political writer. He gained recognition in 1969 for exposing the My Lai massacre and its cover-up during the Vietnam War, for which he received the 1970 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting. During the 1970s, Hersh covered the Watergate scandal for The New York Times, also reporting on the secret U.S. bombing of Cambodia and the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) program of domestic spying. In 2004, he detailed the U.S. military's torture and abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib in Iraq for The New Yorker. Hersh has won five George Polk Awards and two National Magazine Awards. He is the author of 11 books, including The Price of Power: Kissinger in the Nixon White House (1983), an account of the career of Henry Kissinger that won the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Seymour Hersh FAQ
- How many books has Seymour Hersh written?
- Seymour Hersh has published 2 novels, 6 non-fiction books and 5 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Seymour Hersh's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Dark Side of Camelot.
- What is Seymour Hersh's latest book?
- Reporter (2018).
- What is Seymour Hersh's most famous book?
- The Dark Side of Camelot (1997) is Seymour Hersh's most widely read book.
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.