At the start of the 21st century, a new form of narrative nonfiction emerged, blending science, sociology, and pop culture into a compulsively readable hybrid genre marked by originality, accessibility, and a breezy, anecdotal style. As much as any single writer, and perhaps more than most, journalist and bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell has helped to forge that genre.
Born in the U.K. and raised in rural Canada, Gladwell stumbled into journalism purely by accident. After college, he wanted to pursue a career in advertising; but when he was unable to find work in that field, he took a job with the conservative U.S. monthly The American Spectator. In 1987, he joined The Washington Post, where he reported on business and science for nearly a decade. Then, in 1996, Tina Brown hired him to work for The New Yorker. (Brown left the magazine in 1998. Gladwell is still on staff.)
马尔科姆·格拉德威尔,被《快公司》誉为“21世纪的彼得·德鲁克”,曾是《华盛顿邮报》商务科学专栏作家,目前是《纽约客》杂志专职作家。2005年被《时代》周刊评为全球最有影响力的100位人物之一。2005年,他更是创造书市神话,两部作品Tipping Point(《引爆点》)和Blink同时位居《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜精装本和平装本第一名。
马尔科姆出生于英格兰,是牙买加人的后裔。在加拿大长大,后居纽约市。他曾经做过卫生政策和科学新闻方面的记者,其文章喜欢以小见大。马尔科姆是一个非常有创意的作家,他认为自己的文风属于一种adventure of ideas的风格,虽然大部分作品都不属于虚构,又不是围绕一个人物或者一个故事展开,但其中的故事情节却一般比较曲折,看他的文章很有adventure波澜起伏的韵味。
著有图书有,《异类:不一样的成功启示录》、《引爆点》、《小狗看世界》、《直觉》、《与苏格拉底吃早餐》等。