Isaac Fitzgerald

Isaac Fitzgerald is an American writer and author, best known for his 2022 memoir ''Dirtbag, Massachusetts''. He was born in Boston but spent much of his childhood in Athol, Massachusetts. Fitzgerald is a frequent guest on The Today Show where he shares book recommendations.

He joined The Rumpus, a literary magazine, as the first employee in 2009, 10 months after Stephen Elliott founded the publication. There he published essays by writers such as Roxane Gay and Cheryl Strayed. After four years at The Rumpus, he moved to publishing house McSweeney's to be the director of publicity. In 2013, he became the first book editor at BuzzFeed, where he also hosted a live morning show, "AM to DM," with writer and poet Saeed Jones.

Fitzgerald is also the author of the children's book ''How to Be a Pirate.'' Fitzgerald is based in Brooklyn, New York. Provided by Wikipedia