Timothy Egan is an op-ed columnist for the New York Times, writing an opinion piece once a week – with a Western perspective. Prior to that, Mr. Egan worked as a national correspondent for the Times, roaming the West. As a Times correspondent, he shares a Pulitzer Prize with a team of reporters for their series, “How Race is Lived in America.”
Mr. Egan is the author of eight books. His book on the Dust Bowl, THE WORST HARD TIME, won the 2006 National Book Award for nonfiction, considered one of the nation’s highest literary honors. He was also a featured historian in the Ken Burns’ film, THE DUST BOWL, which aired in November of 2012.
His book, SHORT NIGHTS OF THE SHADOW CATCHER – THE EPIC LIFE AND IMMORTAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF EDWARD CURTIS, was a national bestseller and was awarded the Carnegie Medal as the best nonfiction book of 2012.
His most recent book of nonfiction, THE IMMORTAL IRISHMAN, was called “one of the finest Irish American books ever written,” by Niall O’Dowd, publisher of Irish America magazine. It was New York Times bestseller.
After graduating from Gonzaga Prep in 1973, he attended and graduated from the University of Washington. Mr. Egan also holds honorary doctorates from Whitman College, Willamette University, Western Washington University and Lewis and Clark College. A third-generation Westerner and father of two, Mr. Egan lives in Seattle.