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Kristen Radtke
Kristen Radtke’s most recent book is the widely acclaimed “Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness” (Pantheon, 2021), which The Los Angeles Times praised as “[A] resonant, haunting volume of graphic nonfiction written and drawn in the key of Edward Hopper.” It is the recipient of a 2019 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant and was on numerous most anticipated lists, including Vogue, The Washington Post, and NPR. Her first book is the genre-smashing graphic memoir “Imagine Wanting Only This” (Pantheon, 2017), a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Pick, a Junior Library Guild Selection, and a Nylon Most Anticipated Book. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, Harper's, Marie Claire, The Atlantic, Elle, Vanity Fair, Vogue, and more.
Radtke received an MFA from the University of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Program. She is the former managing editor of Sarabande Books and is currently the creative director of The Verge. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.