David Streitfeld

David Streitfeld is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American journalist, best known for his reporting on books and technology. During his tenure as book reporter at The Washington Post, he definitively identified Joe Klein as the "Anonymous" author of the 1996 novel Primary Colors,^[1] upon which Klein admitted authorship, despite earlier denials.^[2]

Popular culture[edit]

Streitfeld's longtime friendship with science fiction author Elizabeth Hand inspired her Nebula Award-winning short story Echo.^[19]

2012 "Best in Business" award from the for his The New York Times stories on fake online reviews. Judges cited "a really nice job detailing this new review economy and how these reviews are replacing traditional advertising."^[20]

Society of American Business Editors and Writers

2013 as part of a team reporting on the tech industry.^[21] Streitfeld's contribution was "As Boom Lures App Creators, Tough Part Is Making a Living", published on November 17, 2012.

Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting

2017 William Randolph Hearst Foundation Professional Award for Excellence presented by ’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications.^[22]

San Jose State University

Personal life[edit]

Streitfeld is married and has a daughter. He lives near San Francisco, California, with a book collection exceeding 10,000 volumes.^[6] As a tech reporter, Streitfeld is reported to not use much technology outside of his job.^[23]

: The Last Interview (as editor). Melville House (2015) ISBN 978-1-61219-480-6. A collection of interviews with the Nobel Prize-winning author, including two by Streitfeld.

Gabriel García Márquez

: The Last Interview and Other Conversations (as editor). Melville House (2015) ISBN 978-1-61219-526-6 Parameter error in {{ISBN}}: checksum. A collection of interviews with the science fiction author, including the first one ever published and one conducted the day before his fatal stroke.

Philip K. Dick

: The Last Interview and Other Conversations (as editor). Melville House (2016) ISBN 978-1-61219-589-6.

J. D. Salinger

: The Last Interview and Other Conversations (as editor). Melville House (2018) ISBN 978-1-61219-693-0.

Hunter S. Thompson

: The Last Interview and Other Conversations (as editor). Melville House (2018) ISBN 978-1-61219-741-8. An expanded edition, with a new introduction by Streitfeld.

David Foster Wallace

: The Last Interview (as editor). Melville House (2019) ISBN 978-1-61219-779-1.

Ursula K. Le Guin

Western Star: , Lonesome Dove, and the Making of an American Myth (forthcoming). Mariner Books.^[18]

Larry McMurtry

at The New York Times