Sam Apple
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Sam Apple , a graduate of the University of Michigan
, is a non-fiction book writer and the editor-in-chief and publisher of The Faster Times
. Apple has written two books for Ballantine Books
, Schlepping Through the Alps: My Search for Austria's Jewish Past with Its Last Wandering Shepherd and American Parent: My Strange and Surprising Adventures in Modern Babyland.
Apple was editor of New Voices magazine and Director of interactive media at Nerve.com. He was a finalist for the PEN America Award for a first work of non-fiction. Apple has written for numerous publications including The New York Times Magazine
, Financial Times
, ESPN The Magazine
, and Slate.com.
He is the son of novelist Max Apple
and is married to Jennifer Fried, a lawyer.
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University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, is a non-fiction book writer and the editor-in-chief and publisher of The Faster Times
The Faster Times
The Faster Times is an online newspaper launched by Sam Apple on July 9, 2009. Many print newspapers were going out of business and reporters were losing their jobs. The New York Times reported that in this climate, Apple was able to recruit professional writers guaranteeing them 75% of revenue...
. Apple has written two books for Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books is a major book publisher located in the United States, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. It was acquired by Random House in 1973, which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann AG in 1998 and remains part of that company today. Ballantine's logo is a...
, Schlepping Through the Alps: My Search for Austria's Jewish Past with Its Last Wandering Shepherd and American Parent: My Strange and Surprising Adventures in Modern Babyland.
Apple was editor of New Voices magazine and Director of interactive media at Nerve.com. He was a finalist for the PEN America Award for a first work of non-fiction. Apple has written for numerous publications including The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine is a Sunday magazine supplement included with the Sunday edition of The New York Times. It is host to feature articles longer than those typically in the newspaper and has attracted many notable contributors...
, Financial Times
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
, ESPN The Magazine
ESPN The Magazine
ESPN The Magazine is a bi-weekly sports magazine published by the ESPN sports network in Bristol, Connecticut in the United States. The first issue was published on March 11, 1998....
, and Slate.com.
He is the son of novelist Max Apple
Max Apple
Max Apple is an American short story writer, novelist, and university professor at The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Apple was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and received his B.A. and Ph.D from The University of Michigan...
and is married to Jennifer Fried, a lawyer.
External links
- the masthead of The Faster Times
- Apple on Schlepping Through the Alps
- Article about Sam Apple and The Faster Times in The New York Observer
- The newspaper Sam Apple is publishing, The Faster Times
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