bio

David Wolman is a contributing editor at Wired. He has also written for such publications as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Time, Nature, Outside, Newsweek, Discover, Forbes, New Scientist, and Salon. He is a former Fulbright journalism fellow (Japan) and an Oregon Arts Commission fellow (2011), and his work has appeared in the Best American Science Writing series. David is the winner of a 2012 Outstanding Article award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors, and a graduate of Stanford University's journalism program. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and two children. His 2008 story about activists in Egypt using Facebook to mobilize against the regime of Hosni Mubarak was one of the earliest pieces of long-form journalism about what would come to be known as the Arab Spring. He followed that up with an e-book, The Instigators, published by The Atavist in May, 2011, which was nominated for a 2012 National Magazine Award for reporting. His first book, A Left-Hand Turn Around the World, was published by Da Capo Press (hardcover 2005, paperback 2006). His second book, Righting the Mother Tongue: From Olde English to Email, was published by HarperCollins (hardcover 2008, paperback 2009). His latest book, The End of Money, was published by Da Capo Press in February, 2012. For speaking engagements please contact: Gary McManis at Keppler Speakers [GMcManis (at) kepplerspeakers dot com]. For publicity and media inquiries about The End of Money or A Left-Hand Turn Around the World, please contact: Lissa Warren [Lissa.warren (at) PerseusBooks dot com]. For Righting the Mother Tongue, please contact: Alberto Roja [Alberto.Roja (at) HarperCollins dot com].