About
I am a journalist and a frequent book reviewer for The New York Times, The Nation, The New Republic, and elsewhere. I also host a radio show about books, Paper Trails, which runs on WNPR, the Connecticut public radio station.
I am the author of three books, most recently Wisenheimer: A Childhood Subject to Debate. I write a biweekly column about religion for The New York Times, and I am a writer for The New York Times Magazine, Slate, Mother Jones, Tablet, The Forward, and many other publications. I also enjoy publishing personal essays and book reviews. When I teach, I teach in the English department of Yale University, where I also direct the Yale Journalism Initiative, and every other year I am a visiting professor of creative writing at Wellesley College. Recently I won this prize.
With my wife, daughters, and dog I live in the Westville neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut.