John Jeremiah Sullivan Bio, Wiki, Age, Wife, Pulphead, Essays, and Net Worth

John Jeremiah Sullivan Bio | Wiki

John Jeremiah Sullivan is an American writer, musician, teacher, and editor. He serves as a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, a contributing editor of Harper’s Magazine, and the southern editor of The Paris Review. 

In 2014, John edited The Best American Essays, a collection in which his work has been featured in previous years. He has also served on the faculty of Columbia University, Sewanee: The University of the South, and other institutions.

His work appears in the New York Times, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and other publications. He lives in Wilmington, North Carolina, where he co-founded the non-profit research initiative Third Person Project.

John Jeremiah Sullivan Age

John was born in 1974, in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. He is 48 years old.

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John Jeremiah Sullivan Height

He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx. 1.70 m).

John Jeremiah Sullivan Family

He was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky by his father Mike Sullivan, and his mother. John’s father is a sportswriter and his mother is an English professor. His first book, Blood Horses: Notes of a Sportswriter’s Son, was published in 2004. It is part personal reminiscence, part elegy for his father, and part investigation into the history and culture of the thoroughbred racehorse.

John Jeremiah Sullivan Wife

John is married to his wife Dr. Mariana Johnson. She is a film scholar and professor. Together, the couple shares two daughters.

John Jeremiah Sullivan Education

Following his high school education, John enrolled at The University of the South, in Sewanee, Tennessee. He graduated in 1997 earning a degree. He has served on the faculty of Columbia University, Sewanee: The University of the South, and other institutions. His work appears in the New York Times, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and other publications.

John Jeremiah Sullivan Pulphead | Essays

John’s second book, Pulphead: Essays, is an anthology of fourteen previously published magazine articles, with most of them “in a substantially different form” for the book. In 2014, he edited The Best American Essays, a collection in which his work has been featured in previous years.

John’s essay “Mister Lytle: An Essay,” originally published in The Paris Review, received a number of awards, including a National Magazine Award, and was anthologized in Pulphead. Some of his other essays include:

“Mother Nut,”
“‘Shuffle Along’ and the Lost History of Black Performance in America,”
“How Prince Got His Name,”
“Guy Davenport, The Art of Fiction No. 174
“Unnamed Caves”
“Baby Boy Born Birthplace Blues,”
“Death Rattle,”

John Jeremiah Sullivan New Yorker

In 2019, the New Yorker published John’s novella, “Mother Nut,” on its website. His work appears in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The Paris Review, and other publications. Currently, he serves as a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, a contributing editor of Harper’s Magazine, and the southern editor of The Paris Review.

In 2017, John helped lead a small group of 8th-grade students on a scavenger hunt to resurrect lost copies of The Daily Record, the African–American newspaper at the center of a white supremacist coup d’état and massacre that occurred in his adopted hometown of Wilmington, NC, in 1898.

John Jeremiah Sullivan GQ | Paris Review

John’s essays in the Paris Review and GQ include:

“Guy Davenport, The Art of Fiction
“Mister Lytle”, an essay, 2010.
“Unnamed Caves”, on American cave art, 2011.
“The Princes: A Reconstruction,” 2012
Annette Gordon-Reed, 2021
“Uhtceare” 2021

“Too Much Information” 2011.
“The Last Wailer” 2011.
“Back in the Day” 2009.
“The Final Comeback of Axl Rose” 2006.
“Upon This Rock” 2004.
“Good-Bye to All That” 2005.

John Jeremiah Sullivan Salary

He serves as a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine among other publications. Therefore, he earns a decent income. John’s estimated net worth is $82,590.

John Jeremiah Sullivan Net Worth

He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. John’s estimated net worth is $850,544.

Whop Is John Jeremiah Sullivan

John is an American writer, musician, teacher, and editor. He serves as a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, a contributing editor of Harper’s Magazine, and the southern editor of The Paris Review. In 2014, John edited The Best American Essays, a collection in which his work has been featured in previous years.

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