Adam Wilson author biography, plus links to books by Adam Wilson.

Adam Wilson

Adam Wilson is the author of the short story collection What's Important Is Feeling, and the novels Sensation Machines and Flatscreen, which was an Indie Next Pick and a National Jewish Book Award finalist. In 2012, Wilson received The Paris Review's Terry Southern Prize for Humor. His work has appeared in Harper's, The New Yorker, McSweeney's, Tin House, Bookforum, The Paris Review, and The Best American Short Stories among many other publications. Wilson has t aught in the creative writing programs at Columbia University and NYU. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and their two sons.

This biography was last updated on 10/06/2026.

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