Neal Pollack

Neal Pollack (born March 1, 1970) is an American satirist, novelist, memoirist, short-story writer, and journalist. He first gained attention with The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature and has published both fiction and nonfiction including Never Mind the Pollacks, Alternadad, Stretch, Jewball, and Pothead. Pollack has written for publications including The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Slate, Wired and others; he has also performed spoken-word and music projects and is known for his satirical voice and cultural commentary.