Jon Mooallem


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.

Books

Mooallem's book Wild Ones was published in 2013 by Penguin Press and was one of the New York Times Book Review’s 100 Notable Books of 2013. 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. His podcast The Walking Podcast chronicles Mooallem's perambulations on the island. It was named one of 2019's Best Podcasts by the The A.V. Club and New York Magazine's Vulture.com.

Honors