Karl Taro Greenfeld is the author of four books, including the just published Boy Alone, about his autistic brother Noah, Speed Tribes, Standard Deviations and China Syndrome. A long time writer and editor for The Nation, TIME and Sports Illustrated, he was from 2002 to 2004 the editor of TIME Asia and was among the founding editors of Sports Illustrated China. He has also written multiple times for The New York Times, GQ, Vogue, Condé Nast Traveler, Wired, Details, Men's Journal, The Washington Post, Outside, Condé Nast Portfolio and Salon. His articles and essays have been selected for Best American Sports Writing, Best American Travel Writing, Best American Nonrequired Reading and Best Creative Nonfiction. His fiction has appeared in Best American Short Stories, The Paris Review, American Short Fiction, The Missouri Review, Commentary, The Southern Review, The New York Tyrant and The Sun. Karl was born in Kobe, Japan, has lived in Paris, New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo and currently lives in Pacific Palisades with his wife, Silka, and two daughters, Esmee and Lola.