Luke Dittrich

Luke Dittrich has been working as a journalist since 1997, and his on-the-job experiences have included running a marathon in Antarctica and walking 340 miles along the United States/Mexico border. He is a contributing editor at Esquire , and his articles have appeared in a variety of anthologies, including Best American Crime Writing , Best American Travel Writing , and Best American Science and Nature Writing . A story he wrote about the survivors of a devastating Missouri tornado won the...See more

Luke Dittrich has been working as a journalist since 1997, and his on-the-job experiences have included running a marathon in Antarctica and walking 340 miles along the United States/Mexico border. He is a contributing editor at Esquire , and his articles have appeared in a variety of anthologies, including Best American Crime Writing , Best American Travel Writing , and Best American Science and Nature Writing . A story he wrote about the survivors of a devastating Missouri tornado won the 2012 National Magazine Award for feature writing. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and this is his first book. See less