Neal Karlen


Neal Karlen is an American journalist and non-fiction writer currently living in Minneapolis.

Early life

Karlen grew up in a Jewish family in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and attended St. Louis Park High School.
He studied Yiddish at Brown University.

Career

Karlen has been a contributing author to many well-known magazines, including Newsweek, The New York Times, and Rolling Stone.
He is the author of eight books, and he teaches non-fiction writing at the University of Minnesota's Graduate School of Journalism.

List of books

Neal was the recipient of the CASEY Award in 1999 for his book Slouching Toward Fargo.