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ⓘ About Jon Mooallem
He is a longtime writer at large for The New York Times Magazine (which he’s contributed to since the year 2006) and contributor to many other magazines and radio shows, including Wired and This American Life. He has spoken at TED and has collaborated with the members of the Decemberists on musical storytelling projects. His podcast The Walking Podcast chronicles each of Mooallem’s perambulations on Bainbridge Island. It was named one of the Best Podcast’s of 2019 by New York Magazine’s Vulture.com and The A. V. Club. “Wild Ones” was chosen by the New York Times Book Review as a notable book of the year. NPR’s Science Friday, The New Yorker, and Canada’s National Post, among others, also listed it among their notable books. While Jon wrote “This is Chance!
All Book Series by Jon Mooallem
Wild Ones: A Sometimes Dismaying, Weirdly Reassuring Story About Looking at People Looking at Animals in America
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2013
This Is Chance!: The Shaking of an All-American City, a Voice That Held It Together
Book 3 of 4 · published 2020
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jon Mooallem?
He is a longtime writer at large for The New York Times Magazine (which he’s contributed to since the year 2006) and contributor to many other magazines and radio shows, including Wired and This American Life. He has spoken at TED and has collaborated with the members of the Decemberists on musical storytelling projects. His podcast The Walking Podcast chronicles each of Mooallem’s perambulations on Bainbridge Island.
Which Jon Mooallem series should I start with?
Jon Mooallem's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Wild Ones: A Sometimes Dismaying, Weirdly Reassuring Story About Looking at People Looking at Animals in America (2013).
How many books has Jon Mooallem written?
Jon Mooallem has 5 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2012 and 2022. They are filed under 2 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Non-Fiction and Anthologies.
In what order should Jon Mooallem's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 5 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Jon Mooallem's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jon Mooallem's 5 books into categories rather than numbered series: Non-Fiction (4 books); Anthologies (1 book).