Journalist, artist and novelist, Tom Wolfe is one of the founders of the New Journalism. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Wolfe worked for a series of newspapers and magazines including The Washington Post , The New York  Herald Tribune , and Esquire . His books include, The Kandy-Kolored  Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby  (1965), The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test  (1968), The Right  Stuff  (1979) and Bonfire of the   Vanities  (1987).