Wilson Wong is a writer and editor in Brooklyn.
He is a staff editor on Special Projects at The New York Times. He previously held editing stints at the Book Review, Styles, and Flex at the Times, and was formerly a reporter at NBC News, where he covered the intersection of internet trends, entertainment, and pop culture.
His writing has been awarded a Kundiman fellowship, and he is currently at work on a novel.
SELECTED WRITING
Book Review: Rachel Khong’s ‘Real Americans’ (The New York Times)
Book Review: Corky Lee’s ‘Asian America’ (The New York Times)
Art Review: Oscar Yi Hou’s East of Sun, West of Moon (The Amp)
The Rise of the Literary Cap (The New York Times)
Why Are More Men Getting Perms? (The New York Times)
Loony for Rooney (The New York Times)
What Makes a Vacuum Cleaner Sexy? (The New York Times)
Tomi Adeyemi’s Books Are Fantasy. What They Taught Her Is Painfully Real. (The New York Times)
SELECTED EDITING
Did Richard III Kill the Princes in the Tower? (The New York Times)
Is Everyone Playing Padel Without Us? (The New York Times)
Baby’s First Instagram Post (The New York Times)
Mackenzie Thomas, the Woman Whose Fame Comes From Shame (The New York Times)
Inside the Wild and Wonderful World of Mushrooms (The New York Times)
So You Want to be Daddy’s Little Meatball? (The New York Times)
No More Bunny Business: Crystal Hefner on Playboy (The New York Times)
Where Can You Go to Grad School Without Going to Grad School? (The New York Times)