Russ Rymer

Russ Rymer is an American author and freelance journalist known for his nonfiction books *Genie: A Scientific Tragedy* and *American Beach: A Saga of Race, Wealth, and Memory*, as well as his later novel *Paris Twilight*. He has written for publications including *The New Yorker*, *National Geographic*, *The New York Times*, and *Harper's*, and has also taught science writing at several universities.