Jason Diamond

Jason Diamond is the author of the memoir Searching for John Hughes. His next book, The Sprawl, will be published by Coffee House Press in 2020. He has written for the New York Times, Eater, The Paris Review, Pitchfork, the Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone and many other publications.

All Articles From Jason Diamond

How Waris Ahluwalia Got His Groove Back

The jewelry maker and Wes Anderson collaborator needed a change. A tea company was born.

The Case for Taking a Winter Road Trip Around Lake Michigan

There's a difference between loneliness and being alone. Here's one way to learn it.

The 20 Best Books of 2019

The Harper Lee story you didn't know, messy families, a streetwear memoir, Ben Lerner and another Colson Whitehead classic

Why Stockbridge, MA. Is Thanksgiving Town, USA

Hint: Norman Rockwell and a turkey sandwich as good as one you can make with leftovers

A Humble West Village Hand-Roll Spot Is Making Sushi Fun Again

Nami Nori's reimagining of the overlooked favorite is one of 2019's most welcome culinary surprises

Can Telluride Remain the Chillest Place in America?

The Colorado ski town still has a remote, "locals-first" vibe. But how long it last?

What Does a Barbour Jacket Really Say About Its Wearer?

On fall, waxed canvas and the only thing I share with Steve Bannon

The 5 New Books You Should Be Reading This November

DH Lawrence's essays, Elena Ferrante's non-fiction and a stirring remembrance of the Berlin Wall

The World Needs More Glenn O'Briens

A new collection of the late GQ Style Guy's writing brings forth a sense of individualism that's lacking these days

A Night at Smith & Wollensky, NYC’s Best Old-School Steakhouse

Everybody is welcome at the relatively young Manhattan classic, but you need to put in years of work to be a regular

How to Make a Perfect Bullshot

"Alpine Cooking" author Meredith Erickson says it's the best drink to enjoy on the ski mountain (and beyond)

Now 88, John le Carré Just Wrote His Most Political Book to Date

In "Agent Running in the Field," le Carré has once again reinvented the spy novel

The Midwestern Architecture Book You Need on Your Shelf

"Midwest Architecture Journeys" shows there's more than just Frank Lloyd Wright and postmodern glass houses

Workspace 101: Author and Critic Daniel Mendelsohn on the Art of a Clean Office

It's not about the size of the desk — it's what you put on it

Big Cedar Lodge Is the Future of Outdoor Recreation Travel

Bass Pro Shop founder Johnny Morris's Disney World for outdoors people is a blueprint for privatized conservation — and fun

Two Nobel Prizes in Literature Handed Out

2018 was awarded to the Polish author Olga Tokarczuk and the 2019 prize was awarded to the Austrian author Peter Handke.