Joe Pinsker

Joe Pinsker does story research for The Atlantic. He has written for Rolling StoneForbes, and Salon.

The Transcontinental Novel That Probably Won't Win the Booker Prize

The Transcontinental Novel That Probably Won't Win the Booker Prize

Ruth Ozeki's third novel combines historical research and experimental fiction in a way that's inventive but not groundbreaking. More »

How Do You Place a Winning Bet on the Booker Prize? Not by Reading the Novels

How Do You Place a Winning Bet on the Booker Prize? Not by Reading the Novels

Predicting the winner of a committee-given literature award is a long shot, but English betting houses think they know the secret: Focus on the reviews, not the books. More »

The Strange Insights That Come From Putting Modern Life Under a Microscope

The Strange Insights That Come From Putting Modern Life Under a Microscope

Choire Sicha's Very Recent History takes an anthropological look at some very curious people: us. More »

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A Trip to the Galapagos Islands

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