Michael Paterniti is the New York Times bestselling author of Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein s Brain. His writing has appeared in many publications, including The New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, Harper s, Outside, Esquire, and GQ, where he works as a correspondent. Paterniti has been nominated eight times for the National Magazine Award and is the recipient of an NEA grant and two MacDowell Fellowships. He is the co-founder of a children s storytelling center (www.tellingroom.com) in Portland, Maine, where he lives with his wife and their three children.