Jon Mooallem

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Jon Mooallem is an American journalist and author.

Career

Journalism

Mooallem is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine , where he often writes about the relationship between humans and animals. Mooallem is a contributor to American Public Radio's series This American Life . He is also writer-at-large for the live publication Pop-Up Magazine.

Contents

Books

Mooallem's book Wild Ones was published in 2013 by Penguin Press [1] and was one of the New York Times Book Review’s 100 Notable Books of 2013. [2] In spring 2020, Mooallem published This Is Chance!: The Shaking of An American City, The Voice That Held It Together, with Random House. Writer Elizabeth Gilbert said of the book, "Jon Mooallem is one of the most intelligent, compassionate, and curious authors writing today. I would go on any adventure that his mind embarks upon, knowing that I was being led by the ablest of guides."

Personal life

Mooallem lives with his family on Bainbridge Island, near Seattle, Washington. [3] His podcast The Walking Podcast chronicles Mooallem's perambulations on the island. It was named one of 2019's Best Podcasts by The A.V. Club [4] and New York Magazine's Vulture.com. [5]

Cultural references

In 2013, alt-bluegrass band Black Prairie released "Wild Ones," an album based on Mooallem's book.

Honors

Bibliography

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References

  1. Crist, Meehan (Jun 28, 2013). "Recall of the Wild". The New York Times. Retrieved Feb 16, 2020 via NYTimes.com.
  2. "100 Notable Books of 2013". The New York Times. Nov 27, 2013. Retrieved Feb 16, 2020 via NYTimes.com.
  3. Pilling, Nathan (2019-03-11). "Talk a stroll with Bainbridge Island's Jon Mooallem and his walking podcast". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  4. "The Best Podcasts of 2019 So Far". A.V. Club. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  5. Quah, Nicholas (2019-12-05). "The Best Podcasts of 2019: In a noisy year for the medium, some of the best projects turned out to be personal, individualistic, and quiet". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-07-02.