Michael Scott Moore

Michael Scott Moore’s most recent book is The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast (2018). He is a contributor to The New Yorker and New Lines Magazine.

Articles

Warlike Dreams of the Primate: On Vladimir Sorokin’s “Blue Lard” and “Red Pyramid”
Michael Scott Moore assesses the legacy of the Russian surrealist Vladimir Sorokin.
Michael Scott MooreJun 17, 2024
- Fiction
- Politics
That Mystic Shit: On Lou Reed’s “The Art of the Straight Line” and Will Hermes’s “The King of New York”
Michael Scott Moore writes on the life, death, and possible religion of Lou Reed, via Lou Reed’s “The Art of the Straight Line: My Tai Chi” and Will Hermes’s “Lou Reed: The King of New York.”
Michael Scott MooreMar 2, 2024
- Biography & Autobiography
- Music
The Photic and the Deep: On Sabrina Imbler’s “How Far the Light Reaches”
Michael Scott Moore reviews Sabrina Imbler’s “How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures.”
Michael Scott MooreJan 20, 2023
- Politics
- Science & Technology
Tasty Waves
Surf expert Michael Scott Moore braves Patrick Moser’s “Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture.”
Michael Scott MooreSep 8, 2022
- History
- Nonfiction
Amnesiacs and Bystanders: On Géraldine Schwarz’s “Those Who Forget”
A postwar whitewashing of Vichy France reflects on the American situation.
Michael Scott MooreFeb 15, 2021
- History
- Memoir & Essay
Another Holy Land
Michael Scott Moore reviews D. J. Waldie's new book, "Becoming Los Angeles: Myth, Memory, and a Sense of Place."
Michael Scott MooreDec 3, 2020
- History
- Memoir & Essay
Antifa Dust
Michael Scott Moore on the history and future of Antifa.
Michael Scott MooreSep 13, 2020
- Around the World
- Politics
The Drone Dilemma
A critique of American drone warfare contains vigorous and damning information about its abuses but also contains a huge blind spot.
Michael Scott MooreJun 5, 2020
- Politics

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