Sam Tanenhaus (born October 31, 1955) is an American historian, biographer, and journalist. He currently is a writer for Prospect.
Early life
Tanenhaus received his B.A. in English from
Grinnell College in 1977 and an M.A. in English literature from
Yale University in 1978. His siblings include
psycholinguist Michael Tanenhaus, filmmaker Beth Tanenhaus Winsten, and legal historian David S. Tanenhaus.
Career
Tanenhaus was an assistant editor at
The New York Times from 1997 to 1999, and a contributing editor at
Vanity Fair from 1999 until 2004. From April 2004
to April 2013 he served as the editor of
The New York Times Book Review.
He has written many featured articles for that publication, including a 10-year retrospective on the politics of radical centrism.
His 1997 biography of Whittaker Chambers won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and was a finalist for both the National Book Award for Nonfiction
[
"National Book Awards – 1997". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-13.] and the
Pulitzer Prize for Biography.
[
"Biography or Autobiography". Past winners & finalists by category. The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2012-04-13.] Since 2019, Tanenhaus has been a visiting professor at St. Michael's College in the University of Toronto, where he teaches courses on American politics and media studies.
Personal life
Tanenhaus formerly lived in Tarrytown, New York with his wife.
Currently, he resides in Essex, Connecticut.
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