Eric Borsuk is the author of American Animals (Turner, 2020), the memoir featured in the acclaimed motion picture of the same name. He has written for such award-winning publications as The Marshall Project, Vice, and Virginia Quarterly Review. Borsuk’s essay, “Bidders of the Din,” which chronicles his experiences in the US federal prison system, received the 2022 Sidney Award from David Brooks of The New York Times and was featured in Longreads’ Best of 2022. He works with organizations around the US to spotlight stories of individuals impacted by the criminal justice system and incarceration. Borsuk lives in Brooklyn, where he serves on the board of directors of Die Jim Crow Records (DJC Records), the nation’s first nonprofit record label for prison-impacted musicians.
- Contributors' Notes, The Best American Essays 2023.
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