Answer the following question: Facts: - known for: pulitzer prize for public service ; macarthur fellow - caption: boo in 2002 - spouse: sunil khilnani - occupation: investigative journalist - birth date: 12 august 1964 - name: katherine boo - nationality: american - image: boo katherine download 4.jpg - alma mater: barnard college Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of katherine boo .
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katherine '' kate '' j. boo -lrb- born august 12 , 1964 -rrb- is an american investigative journalist who has documented the lives of people in poverty .she has won the pulitzer prize for public service -lrb- 2000 -rrb- , the macarthur '' genius '' award -lrb- 2002 -rrb- , and the national book award for nonfiction -lrb- 2012 -rrb- .she has been a staff writer for the '' new yorker '' magazine since 2003 .her book '' '' won nonfiction prizes from pen , the los angeles times book awards , the new york public library , and the american academy of arts and letters , in addition to the national book award for nonfiction .