CYNTHIA TRUE is a journalist, author, TV writer, and producer. She’s the writer, co-host, and co-producer of the documentary podcast, Blow-Up: When Liz Tilberis Transformed Bazaar, a 2025 Webby Honoree for Best Indie Podcast, available wherever you listen to podcasts. Cynthia has created and developed several TV shows, including Nickelodeon’s The Mighty B!, which she executive-produced for two seasons and is currently available on Paramount She also wrote American Scream: The Bill Hicks Story (HarperCollins; MacMillan UK, 2002 / 2012), which has sold more than 800,000 copies worldwide. She was previously a reporter and editor who worked for Rolling Stone, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, Paper, Interview, Time Out NY, and Texas Monthly.
“Conscientious, perceptive and affectionate… [True] understands her subject perfectly”
The Independent
“Intelligent and tightly researched”
The Guardian