Writers, Critics, Friends and Sites of NoteChristopher Allbritton: Former AP and New York Daily News reporter who snuck into Iraq to become the web's first independent war correspondent.
Annals of Improbable Research: The best.
Baristas: Best coffee shop, pub and café either side of the Mason Dixon Line.
Cynthia Barnes: Hilarious. She writes for National Geographic, Slate and others about her adventures with marriage-minded nomads and bad-tempered bulls in Mali and swaps fashion tips with elephant-polo-playing transsexuals in Thailand.
Book and Publishing Related Links: A links page Rebecca Skloot maintains on the National Book Critics Circle's website.
John Calderazzo: Writer, teacher, mentor extraordinaire.
Critical Mass: The blog of the National Book Critics Circle, established and maintained by Rebecca Skloot.
Culture Dish: Rebecca Skloot's blog about science, life, and writing, including updates on current projects.
Cute Overload: Completely addictive.
Tom Clynes: Contributing editor for National Geographic Adventure, author of Wild Planet! He's a daring and talented writer.Dan Drollette: Science writer for Natural History, Scientific American, Botson Globe … the works.Michael Fitzgerald, one of the most prolific writers I know. He covers technology and business trends for The Economist, Inc., Technology Review, The New York Times, and others.Jonathan Green: He got his face smashed in by skinheads for his first story and his reporting hasn't gotten safer since.Lee Gutkind: Founder and editor of Creative Nonfiction, author of numerous nonfiction books, professor, and organizer of one of the best creative nonfiction conferences out there.Hazmat Modine: An amazing, amazing band. See them, buy their CDs.Andrew Hearst: Writer, critic, editor, pop culture guru.Kristen Iversen: Author of the bestselling biography of Molly Brown, a leading lady of Creative Nonfiction.Lancaster Literary Guild: Wonderful and important.
Justine Larbalestier: Very groovy SciFi writer, author of The Battle of The Sexes in Science Fiction.
Jeanne Marie Laskas: GQ contributing writer, author of numerous wonderful books and the ever-fun Washington Post column, Significant Others.
David Marcus: Pulitzer winning writer who moves to the center of battles to cover them, whether they're in Israel, Haiti, El Salvador, or a Massachusetts high school.
Rebecca Mead: NewYorker staff writer, author of one of my favorite profiles ever: Slim for Him.
Robin Mejia writes for Popular Science, Wired, New Scientist, Mother Jones, and the Los Angeles Times. She produced a wonderful CNN documentary about wrongful convictions based on crime-lab problems.
Dinty W. Moore: Writer, Dancer, Photographer, Editor, Teacher Extraordinaire
The Moth: Adventures in urban storytelling (and a great night out).
National Association of Science Writers Member Homepages: Tons of great writers to choose from.
Erik Ness: He’s written about cancer clusters, invasive underwater species and the relationship between his hometown and its beloved lakes.
NYU's Science Health and Environmental Reporting Program.
Susan Orlean: New Yorker staff writer.
Adam Penenberg: The New Republic reporter who first uncovered the fabrications of Stephen Glass. His story is portrayed in the film Shattered Glass. His new book, Tragic Indifference, recounts the biggest product-liability case in history, the Ford-Firestone fiasco.
The University of Pittsburgh’s MFA Program: Skloot’s alma mater.
David Prete: Author, actor and readings coach - finally, someone to teach us writers how to read in public so we sound like pros telling stories instead of incoherent mumblers.
Mark Rotella: Author, ballet dancer, chef, editor, friend
Sue Russell, freelance writer and author of Lethal Intent, the biography of serial killer Aileen Wuornos, who the movie Monster was based on. Wuornos murdered seven men in Florida and, after ten years on Death Row, was executed in October 2002.
Scienceline.org: The Wonderful Online Science Magazine from the SHERP Program at NYU.
Rachel Sklar: Really smart, really fun. Great consonant filled last name
Floyd Skloot: Poet, essayist, novelist, critic, father.
Lizzie Skurnick: Brilliant, beautiful. Also great last name. Skloot, Sklar and Skurnick — Dr. Seuss couldn’t have come up with three more Seussean names. Just read her.
Clive Thompson: This man and his writing embody energy and fascination - read his blog, learn cool stuff.
University of Memphis MFA Program: Skloot’s department.
Harriet Washington: Author of Medical Apartheid, a very important book.
Writer’s House: Home of Skloot’s literary agent, Simon Lipskar. Barry Yeoman, Fabulous freelance journalist and friend. "(One of) the best unsung investigative journalists working in print in the United States ... Yeoman specializes in becoming a part of his subjects' lives; he works hard to dispel the image of the parachute journalist who drops in, grabs the story, and runs." - Columbia Journalism Review
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