Seth Mnookin
Seth Mnookin | |
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Born | Seth Mnookin Newton, Massachusetts |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Newton North High School, Harvard University |
Occupation(s) | Writer and journalist |
Parent | Wendy Mnookin |
Seth Mnookin is an American writer and journalist.
As of 2017, he is a Professor of Comparative Media Studies/Writing at
Early life and education
Mnookin grew up in a
Books
Mnookin is the author of three non-fiction books.
Hard News
His first book,
Feeding the Monster
In the fall of 2004, Vanity Fair assigned Mnookin a story on the Boston Red Sox.[8] He began covering the team right before they won the 2004 World Series, and ended up spending more than a year living with the team and was given a key to Fenway Park[9] His book, "Feeding the Monster: How Money, Smarts and Nerve Took a Team to the Top" (Simon & Schuster), chronicled the history of the team from 2001 to 2006, the first half-decade of the John W. Henry-Tom Werner ownership, and includes details about Theo Epstein's abbreviated departure from the team in late 2005. It was published in the summer of 2006, and it entered the New York Times Hardcover Bestseller List for Nonfiction at #8.[10] After Epstein left the Red Sox for the Chicago Cubs, he made an apparent reference to the book when he talked about the difficulty of dealing with "the monster" of fan and ownership expectations for a championship team every year.[11]
The Panic Virus
In 2011,
In The Panic Virus, Mnookin tells the story of several parents who, after choosing to either skip or delay their children's vaccine schedule, saw their children contract easily avoidable diseases such as
The Panic Virus was named one of the
Other work
Mnookin began his career in the mid '90s as a rock critic at a webzine called Addicted to Noise. His interviews with Morphine's Mark Sandman helped cement Sandman's reputation as being a contentious interview subject,[18][19] and he was featured in the 2012 documentary "Cure for Pain: The Mark Sandman Story."[20]
He later worked at the
On October 7, 2012, Mnookin wrote an article of childhood vaccination entitled "Why So Many Parents Are Delaying or Skipping Vaccines" for the online portion of Parade magazine describing the reasoning of parents who either delay or skip their children's recommended vaccinations and the danger such logic may pose.[28]
His articles for Vanity Fair include features on
Personal life
During the 1990s, Mnookin struggled with overcoming
Bibliography
Books
- Mnookin, Seth (2004). Hard news: the scandals at the New York Times and their meaning for American media. New York: Random House.
- — (2006). Feeding the monster : how money, smarts, and nerve took a team to the top. New York: Simon & Schuster.
- — (2011). The panic virus : a true story of medicine, science, and fear. New York: Simon & Schuster.
References
- ^ "Faculty and Staff | MIT Grad Program in Science Writing". Sciwrite.mit.edu. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ "Seth Mnookin". Vanity Fair. 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ a b c "Bio – Seth Mnookin". Seth Mnookin. December 6, 2010.
- ^ Powers, William (2004-11-15). "Hard News: The Scandals At the New York Times and Their Meaning for the American Media – New York Magazine Book Review". Nymag.com. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ Getler, Michael (2004-11-14). "Nightmare on 43rd Street". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ "Reviews/Press". Seth Mnookin. 2004-11-10. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ Noah, Timothy (2004-12-26). "Hard News: Troubled Times". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2009-04-16.
- ^ Mnookin, Seth (10 October 2006). "One Miracle Season". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ "Brains, balls, and a key to Fenway – Lifestyle Features". thephoenix.com.
- ^ Garner, Dwight (2006-07-30). "Inside the List". The New York Times.
- ^ "Theo Epstein's 'monster' now haunts Ben Cherington – ESPN Boston". Espn.go.com. 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ Mnookin, Seth (2011). The Panic Virus. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks.
- ^ Landro, Laura (2011-12-20). "Healing Reads: The Year's Five Best Books - WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ Zuger, Abigail (2011-03-28). "'The Panic Virus' Review – Seth Mnookin on Vaccines and Autism". The New York Times.
- ^ Shermer, Michael (2011-01-08). "Book Review: The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear - WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ "2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalists announced - latimes.com". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ Plait, Phil (March 11, 2011). "The Panic Virus – Bad Astronomy". Discover Magazine. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
- ^ "The Beat Noir Sound of Morphine". 2000-08-18. Archived from the original on 2000-08-18. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ "That Morphine Magic – Page 1". 2000-08-18. Archived from the original on 2000-08-18. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ Allen, Bennett (15 April 2011). "Exclusive Video: Morphine Documentary Opens at Full Frame Festival". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ Seth Mnookin (2001-10-13). "Derek Jeter's Swinging Years: Profiles". GQ. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ Mnookin, Seth (2011-07-24). "How the New York 'Times' Came Back From the Brink – New York Magazine". Nymag.com. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ Mnookin, Seth (2013-03-28). "Universal's CEO Once Called iPod Users Thieves. Now He's Giving Songs Away". Wired.com. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ^ "Search : New Yorker". New Yorker. Archived from the original on 2012-08-29.
- ^ Seth Mnookin (2011-06-10). "An early cure for parents' vaccine panic". Washington Post. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ^ Mnookin, Seth (2008-09-20). "Sometimes a Deadline Can Be Murder". New York Times.
- ^ Seth Mnookin (2012-04-26). "Unnatural selection – Books – The Boston Globe". Articles.boston.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ^ Mnookin, Seth (7 October 2012). "Why So Many Parents Are Delaying or Skipping Vaccines". Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ Rich, Motoko (June 7, 2006). "Magazine Revisits Claim of 'Da Vinci' Borrowing". The New York Times.
- ^ "The Man in the Irony Mask". Vanity Fair. September 24, 2007.
- ^ Mnookin, Seth (July 21, 2014). "One of a Kind – What do you do if your child has a condition that is new to science?". New Yorker.
- ^ Mnookin, Seth (27 August 1999). "Harvard and heroin". Salon.com. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ Wendy, Mnookin (27 August 1999). "My son, the junkie". Salon. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
Further reading
- Mnookin, Seth (July 9, 2006). "The Breakup". Sunday Globe Magazine. Retrieved November 14, 2020 – via Boston.com.
In this exclusive excerpt from his new book, Feeding the Monster, Seth Mnookin explores the fascinating, curious, and combative relationship between Red Sox CEO Larry Lucchino and the young man he hired to build a championship team, general manager Theo Epstein.