Mooallem is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, where he often writes about the relationship between humans and animals.
: The Shaking of An American City, The Voice That Held It Together, with Random House.
Writer Elizabeth Gilbert said of the book, "Jon Mooallem is one of the most intelligent, compassionate, and curious authors writing today.
Mooallem lives with his family on Bainbridge Island, near Seattle, Washington.
[5] In 2013, alt-bluegrass band Black Prairie released "Wild Ones," an album based on Mooallem's book.