John Oakes author biography, plus links to books by John Oakes.

John Oakes

John Oakes has been the publisher of the online magazine The Evergreen Review since 2015. He is also editor-at-large for OR Books, a publishing company he co-founded in 2009. Since his start with Grove Press in 1987, he has edited or published hundreds of books over the years with a number of different independent publishers, with a focus on contemporary affairs, popular science, and unconventional fiction. He launched and directed publishing institutes at The New School and City University of NY Graduate School of Journalism, and has had writing fellowships at Yaddo, Jentel, and Art Omi. He graduated from Princeton, and lives in New York City with his spouse and two elderly but spry turtles. The Fast: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without is his first book.

This biography was last updated on 02/13/2024.

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