As long as I’ve worked in journalism, telling stories about books and authors has been at the center of my career.

In August 2019, I founded Esquire Book Club, a monthly interview series highlighting essential reading and essential writers. In the three years since, I’ve interviewed some of the greatest novelists of our time, including Stephen King, George Saunders, Colson Whitehead, Emily St. John Mandel, Yiyun Li, and many more. I’ve also spoken with brilliant nonfiction writers about the issues that matter most, from the future of work to the end of the world. In 2021, Esquire Book Club expanded its programming to include a monthly event series. Ever since, I’ve been interviewing writers at bookstores all around New York City; I’ve also hosted Esquire Book Club conversations on Twitter Spaces, where I’ve spoken live with writers like John Waters, Brandon Taylor, and Naomi Klein. Outside of Esquire Book Club, I’m always interviewing authors who can help us understand the times we live in, whether that concerns labor, libraries, or men reading romance novels. I’ve been grateful to profile visionaries like Patricia Lockwood and Gillian Flynn, and I’ve cherished my conversations about literature and life with legendary storytellers like LeVar Burton, Amy Tan, and Karen Russell.

When I’m not interviewing authors, you can find me reporting on some of the biggest trends in books today, including the recent boom of mythology novels, the exodus of novelists to Substack, and the pandemic-era business model of bookselling. I also love to excavate literary history, whether it’s a long-shelved Richard Wright novel or the formative partnership between Esquire and Ernest Hemingway. And if there’s a wacky book story in the news, whether it’s John Steinbeck’s lost werewolf novel or Cormac McCarthy’s Twitter impersonator, you can bet I’ll be on the case.

Need a book recommendation while you’re here? I’ve always, always got book recommendations to share, whether you’re looking for short books, spring books, fall books, travel books, feminist books, climate change books, science fiction books, or everything in between. I also curate Esquire’s annual Best Books of the Year.