Folsom graduated from the
University of Georgia in 1996 with a degree in journalism. He also attended
New York University.
Books Folsom's book,
The Mad Ones, was published by
Weinstein Books on May 5, 2009 and became a
New York Times bestseller. In 2009 the audio book of
The Mad Ones was released. Folsom, according to
The New York Times, “deftly invokes a wacky world and the kind of characters celebrated by
Jack Kerouac.” The title comes from the
Jack Kerouac quote, “The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn.” He is the co-author of a biography of drug-kingpin
Leroy Barnes, ''Mr. Untouchable: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Heroin's Teflon Don'', written with its subject in
Witness Protection.
Journalism His documentaries have appeared at
Sundance, on
A&E and
Showtime. He has also appeared on
The Daily Show and
NPR's
Fresh Air. ==References==