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'''Michael Paterniti''' is an American writer known for magazine articles in publications such as Harper's, the New Yorker, GQ, and Esquire, as well as his book ''[[The Telling Room]]'' (2013).<ref>{{Cite web|title = Hot summer author: Michael Paterniti|url = http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/05/29/michael-paterniti-the-telling-room/2350891/|accessdate = 2015-08-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Hurting for words|url = http://www.cjr.org/criticism/hurting_for_words.php|accessdate = 2015-08-05}}</ref>


'''Michael Paterniti''' is an American writer known for magazine articles in publications such as [[Harper's Magazine|''Harper's'', ''the New'']] ''[[The New Yorker|Yorker]],'' ''[[GQ]],'' and ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]],'' as well as his book ''[[The Telling Room]]'' (2013).<ref>{{Cite web|title = Hot summer author: Michael Paterniti|url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/05/29/michael-paterniti-the-telling-room/2350891/|accessdate = 2015-08-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Hurting for words|url = https://www.cjr.org/criticism/hurting_for_words.php|accessdate = 2015-08-05}}</ref>
1998 National Magazine award for "Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's Brain" in ''Harper Magazine''. Michael Paterniti lives in Portland Maine and was born in Darien, Connecticut.


Paterniti lives in [[Portland, Maine]] and was born in [[Darien, Connecticut]]. After his graduation from the [[University of Michigan]], Paterniti pursued a career as an editor and magazine writer.
After his graduation from the , My Paterniti pursued a successful career for as an editor, magazine writer and the author of “Driving Mr. Albert,” his account of a cross-country car trip with both the pathologist who performed Albert Einstein’s autopsy and Einstein’s actual brain, which floated about in a formaldehyde-filled Tupperware vessel.

Paterniti is the author of ''"Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's Brain",'' his account of a cross-country car trip with the pathologist who performed [[Albert Einstein|Albert Einstein’s]] autopsy and Einstein’s brain itself. The book won the 1998 [[National Magazine Awards|National Magazine award]].

In 2015, he published a collection of his best magazine stories, ''Love And Other Ways Of Dying: Essays''. It was longlisted for the National Book Awards in that year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Love and Other Ways of Dying: Essays |url=https://www.nationalbook.org/books/love-and-other-ways-of-dying-essays/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=National Book Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 16:34, 24 October 2024

Michael Paterniti is an American writer known for magazine articles in publications such as Harper's, the New Yorker, GQ, and Esquire, as well as his book The Telling Room (2013).[1][2]

Paterniti lives in Portland, Maine and was born in Darien, Connecticut. After his graduation from the University of Michigan, Paterniti pursued a career as an editor and magazine writer.

Paterniti is the author of "Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's Brain", his account of a cross-country car trip with the pathologist who performed Albert Einstein’s autopsy and Einstein’s brain itself. The book won the 1998 National Magazine award.

In 2015, he published a collection of his best magazine stories, Love And Other Ways Of Dying: Essays. It was longlisted for the National Book Awards in that year.[3]

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  1. ^ "Hot summer author: Michael Paterniti". Retrieved 2015-08-05.
  2. ^ "Hurting for words". Retrieved 2015-08-05.
  3. ^ "Love and Other Ways of Dying: Essays". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
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