Alec Wilkinson has been on the staff of The New Yorker since 1980 and is the author of ten books, most recently The Ice Balloon and, as part of Godine’s Nonpareil series, Midnights...view moreAlec Wilkinson has been on the staff of The New Yorker since 1980 and is the author of ten books, most recently The Ice Balloon and, as part of Godine’s Nonpareil series, Midnights: A Year with the Wellfleet Police and Moonshine: A Life in Pursuit of White Liquor. The recipient of a Lyndhurst Prize, a Robert F. Kennedy Book Award and a Guggenheim fellowship, Mr. Wilkinson lives in New York City.view less