Jayson Greene is the author of the acclaimed memoir Once More We Saw Stars and the novel UnWorld and a contributing writer and former senior editor at Pitchfork. Once More We Saw Stars, which chronicles the loss of his two-year-old daughter, Greta, and the birth of his son, Harrison, was called "a miracle" by The New York Times and selected as an Editor's Pick; a "masterful literary performance" by The Boston Globe, and a "valuable addition to the literature of grief" by The Washington Post. His speculative fiction debut, UnWorld, was named one of The Washington Post's Notable Books of 2025 and The Boston Globe named him "a writer to watch." His writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Vulture, WNYC, and elsewhere, and his criticism has been nominated for two National Magazine Awards. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son.