Shane Ryan is the author of the New York Times bestseller Slaying the Tiger .
His work has also been published in ESPN the Magazine , Deadspin , Esquire , Salon , Slate , and Sports Illustrated..
He began his journalism career as a writer for Grantland , and he writes occasional essays for the New York Times .
Since Slaying was published in 2015, Ryan has written for Golf Digest and Paste Magazine .
Shane Ryan is the author of the New York Times bestseller Slaying the Tiger