Jon Mooallem is an American journalist and author.

Career

Journalism

Mooallem is a contributing writer for ''

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'', where he often writes about the relationship between humans and animals. Mooallem is a contributor to American Public Radio's series ''

This American Life ''This American Life'' (''TAL'') is an American monthly hour-long radio program produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media and hosted by Ira Glass. It is broadcast on numerous public radio stations in the United States and internati ...

''. He is also Writer At Large for the live publication

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Books

Mooallem's book ''Wild Ones'' was published in 2013 by

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and was one of the

New York Times Book Review ''The New York Times Book Review'' (''NYTBR'') is a weekly paper-magazine supplement to the Sunday edition of ''The New York Times'' in which current non-fiction and fiction books are reviewed. It is one of the most influential and widely rea ...

’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 Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. The company has several independently managed subsidiaries around the world. It is part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by Germ ...

. Writer

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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 Bainbridge Island is a city and island in Kitsap County, Washington. It is located in Puget Sound. The population was 23,025 at the 2010 census and an estimated 25,298 in 2019, making Bainbridge Island the second largest city in Kitsap County. ...

, near

Seattle, Washington Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region ...

. 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 and New York Magazine's

Vulture.com ''New York'' is an American biweekly magazine concerned with life, culture, politics, and style generally, and with a particular emphasis on New York City. Founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in 1968 as a competitor to ''The New Yorker' ...

Cultural References

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

Honors

* 2013 ''Wild Ones''

New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...

Notable Book * 2013 ''Wild Ones''

The New Yorker ''The New Yorker'' is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Founded as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is published 47 times annually, with five of these issues ...

Best Book of the Year * 2013 ''Wild Ones''

NPR National Public Radio (NPR, stylized in all lowercase) is an American privately and state funded nonprofit media organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It differs from other ...

Science Friday Best Book of the Year * 2013 ''Wild Ones'' Brainpickings Best Book of the Year * 2013 ''Wild Ones''

Outside Magazine ''Outside'' is an American company and magazine focused on the outdoors. The first issue of ''Outside'' was published in September 1977. History Outside founders were Jann Wenner (the first editor in chief), William Randolph Hearst III (its first ...

Best Book of the Year * 2019 ''The Walking Podcast'' Podcast The A.V. Club Best Podcast of the Year * 2019 ''The Walking Podcast'' Podcast

Best Podcast of the Year

Bibliography

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External links

Author's website

''The Walking Podcast''

Jon Mooallem Profile
at Berkeley Journalism

References

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