Dad, traveler, writer and winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
Joined August 2014
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21 Oct 2025
Eight years ago, we told the story of a Syrian refugee family in comic form. It won the Pulitzer. Now we’re back with a new story in the Times about a 17-year-old named Matteo, growing up in NYC, as his family struggles to avoid deportation.
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13 Aug 2025
Really happy to be one of Variety’s 10 Storytellers to Watch for 2025 variety.com/lists/10-storyte… via @variety
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17 Jul 2025
🕯️ Before the plague comes… get the book. 🕯️
We’re giving away 30 copies of our new novel, A TALE OF PLAGUES AND PERFUMES!
Kids with extraordinary senses.
A secret tower in the desert.
A mission to stop the next plague.
Enter now 👇
🔗 bit.ly/43V1N0z
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10 Jul 2025
Seven years, two authors, one city where scent is power—and plague is spreading.
Our new YA novel, A Tale of Plagues and Perfumes, is coming soon.
Preorder now @barnesandnoble for 25% off (this week only). barnesandnoble.com/w/a-tale-…
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20 May 2025
“Deep Cover: The Truth About Sarah” from @JakeHalpern and @MchughJess is the #1 show, the #1 true crime show, and the #1 series on @ApplePodcasts! Start listening today: apple.co/3F3hsBq
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12 May 2025
The new season of Deep Cover is out today! Listen to "The Truth About Sarah." I think it may be our best yet! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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21 Jan 2025
My latest essay in the NYT: How My Mother-in-Law Lost Her Mind and Found Herself.
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6 Dec 2024
"Deep Cover: Nameless Man" was just picked as a best podcast of the year by NYT. So pleased. Thanks to Amy, Karen, & Jacob. Could not have done it without you!
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31 Oct 2024
07/26/2008 🎙️ Switched at Birth
"One of those stories whose details are so amazing, it’s hard to believe it’s true." -@iraglass
@JakeHalpern tells the story of two babies switched at birth, the mother who kept the secret, & what happened when she came clean.
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8 Sep 2024
My essay in today’s Times about me, my wife, our kids, and the end of the world - The New York Times nytimes.com/2024/09/08/opini…
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19 Aug 2024
Today’s big new: George Santos is taking a plea. And by chance, also TODAY, we are dropping our new season of Deep Cover, which is all about George Santos. It will give you all the crazy twists and turns that led up to this exact moment!
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26 Apr 2024
True-crime podcast "Deep Cover: The Nameless Man" investigates a 1989 murder inquirer.com/crime/deep-cove…
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22 Apr 2024
What happens when 2 agents uncover a clue about a crime—something evil—for which there has been no justice? But they don’t have a victim or a body. They don’t even have a name.
New season of #DeepCover w/ @JakeHalpern tells that story, first ep OUT NOW!: apple.co/3Uru3TA
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22 Apr 2024
My podcast — Deep Cover: The Nameless Man — launches TODAY. Listen to episode 1. How do you solve a crime in reverse? When you think you know who the murderer is… but have no clue who the victim was….
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11 Apr 2024
How do you solve a crime in reverse? When you think you know who the murderer is… but have no clue who the victim was. My podcast, “Deep Cover: The Nameless Man,” is a story where murder, memory, and morality go on trial. Coming 4/22. Listen trailer now! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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10 Apr 2024
How do you solve a crime in reverse? When you think you know who the murderer is… but have no clue who the victim was. “Deep Cover: The Nameless Man” is a story where murder, memory, and morality go on trial. Coming April 22. Hear the trailer now: apple.co/deepcover
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15 Feb 2024
What do you do when you're sent to jail for 600 years? An BIG update on a Deep Cover S2 story.
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11 Oct 2023
This is an amazing, urban public high school - and it needs your support! gofund.me/7925f86c
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3 Jul 2023
Soooo... @amazonmusic named @JakeHalpern's "Deep Cover - Never Seen Again" one of this year’s best podcasts so far! It’s high time for a re-listen, don’t ya think?🙌
Click the link to hear the full season NOW: bit.ly/44xudLF
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17 Apr 2023
Thanks, appreciate that @Dylan_Nurse. We are currently adapting Bad Paper for TV. I will keep you posted. Thanks for the kind words.
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