John Branch is an American journalist and writer who currently works at the New York Times, covering topics related to sports and California.

Branch won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing for "Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek," a multimedia narrative on a deadly avalanche at Stevens Pass, and was a finalist in the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for his series titled "Punched Out" about the death of ice hockey player Derek Boogaard.

The book centres on the Wright family from Utah, sixth generation ranchers who are also some of the world's best saddle bronc riders.

[7][8] A collection of Branch's articles and personal essays is to be published in 2021 called Sidecountry: Tales of Death and Life from the Back Roads of Sports.

This collection will include the 2013 Pulitzer Prize winning feature "Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek,".