Burkhard Bilger has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2001.
He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Jennifer Nelson..
His first book, Noodling for Flatheads, was a finalist for the PEN/Martha Albrand Award.
Bilger has received fellowships from Yale University, MacDowell, and the Cullman Center at the New York Public Library.
His work has appeared in TheAtlantic, Harper\'s, and The New York Times, among other publications, and has been anthologized ten times in the Best American series.
Burkhard Bilger has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2001