Alec Wilkinson

Alec Wilkinson is the author of eleven books, including The Ice Balloon , The Protest Singer , My Mentor , Mr. Apology , and The Happiest Man in the World . Since 1980 he has been a contributor to The New Yorker . Before that he was a policeman in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod, and before that he was a rock and roll musician. He lives in New York City with his wife and son.

Alec Wilkinson is the author of eleven books, including The Ice Balloon , The Protest Singer , My Mentor , Mr. Apology , and The Happiest Man in the World . Since 1980 he has been a contributor to The New Yorker . Before that he was a policeman in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod, and before that he was a rock and roll musician. He lives in New York City with his wife and son. See less