He has written for national magazines and newspapers, as well as for publications in Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
He has written for The Daily Beast[1] and for a time had a weekly blog on squash, the game, for Vanity Fair's online edition.
[3] Zug has written an obituary on a South African communist;[4] a review of a travel book on Siberia;[5] a magazine article on the last player of an obscure racquet sport;[6] an essay on Quaker education;[7] an appreciation for Doris Lessing's forgotten first novel;[8] and an interview with a groundhog handler in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
His latest book is about a coach who has overcome tremendous adversity to lead his team to the all-time collegiate record for consecutive win streaks.
He also appeared in South Africa's Resistance Press: Alternative Voices in the Last Generation Under Apartheid (Ohio University, 2000) ISBN 978-0-89680-213-1.