John Rosengren is a freelance journalist based in Minneapolis. His articles have appeared in The Atavist, The Atlantic, GQ, The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated, and The Washington Post Magazine, among other publications. He’s also the author of ten books, including the novel A Clean Heart and the biography Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes. His work has won more than two dozen awards and been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and National Magazine Award (though, alas, it didn’t win either of those).
Articles
The Pretender
People in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, thought Lois Riess was a nice wife and grandmother. If she had a vice, it was playing the slots. Then she committed murder.
The Atavist, October 2020
Making Sense of Minneapolis
First the pandemic. Than the uprising. My search for hope amidst it all.
Notre Dame Magazine, August, 2020
The Saga of the World’s Greatest Dogsledder—and the Fight Over the Future of the Iditarod
It’s one of the most grueling races on the planet, a thousand-mile odyssey run every winter across the Alaskan wilderness. But with the return of the famed Iditarod, the exploits of Dallas Seavey, dogsledding’s most dominant figure, continue to raise questions about the fate of an embattled sport.
GQ, March 2023
The Pretender
People in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, thought Lois Riess was a nice wife and grandmother. If she had a vice, it was playing the slots. Then she committed murder.
The Atavist, October 2020
Making Sense of Minneapolis
First the pandemic. Than the uprising. My search for hope amidst it all.
Notre Dame Magazine, August, 2020
Backed by Trump, a Troubled Georgia Football Legend Eyes a Senate Seat
Leading in the polls, Herschel Walker still faces the run of his life
Washington Post Magazine, May 8, 2022
Featured Books
One man’s struggle to stay sane and sober in a dysfunctional treatment center run by a hard-drinking nun with an MBA.
When America needed a hero, Hank Greenberg was there: Hall of Fame baseball player, Jewish standard bearer, American legend.