Simon Parkin

Simon Parkin is an English writer. He is a contributing writer for ''The New Yorker,'' a critic for ''The Observer,'' and the author of four non-fiction books. His work has appeared in ''The New York Times'', the ''New Statesman'', ''1843'', and he is a frequent contributor to The Long Read in ''The Guardian.'' He also hosts a podcast called My Perfect Console where guests talk about five video games that were meaningful to their life.

Parkin has been the recipient of two awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. His book ''A Game of Birds and Wolves'' was shortlisted for the 2020 Mountbatten Award for Best Book. His book ''The Island of Extraordinary Captives'' was one of the New Yorker's Best Books of 2022, and winner of the 2023 Wingate Prize. Provided by Wikipedia