about the author

J.R. Moehringer (pronounced Mo-ringer), is a former Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. He was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing in 2000 for his portrait of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, an isolated river town where many descendants of slaves live and where a proposed ferry to the mainland threatened to change the community. He was also a Pulitzer finalist for feature writing in 1998 for his magazine piece "Resurrecting The Champ," which chronicled heavyweight boxer Bob Satterfield's glory days--and his demons. “Resurrecting the Champ” was recently adapted for a film starring Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett. J.R. has claimed many other honors, as well, including a 1997 Livingston Award for Young Journalists.

Moehringer’s first book, the memoir The Tender Bar, was a New York Times bestseller. He lives in Denver, Colorado.