Adam Langer is a jour­nal­ist, an edi­tor, and the author of a mem­oir and five nov­els includ­ing the inter­na­tion­al­ly best-sell­ing nov­el Cross­ing Cal­i­for­nia. A fre­quent con­trib­u­tor to the New York Times, he cur­rent­ly serves as cul­ture edi­tor at The For­ward.