Thank you British Podcast Awards for shortlisting Things Fell Apart!

Cannot stress enough how perfect this episode of jon ronson's Critical Condition, filmed at the Fringe in 1997, is – just watch it! youtube.com/watch?v=-S7NNt…

It’s actually Sept 22 but everything else is true

Now with the corrected date! We're excited to have our friend jon ronson at Symphony Space on Sun, Sept 22. You don't even have to be a psychopath to enjoy this unforgettable night of revelation and intrigue. Tickets at: symphonyspace.org/events/vp-jon-…

A few people have asked me this - yes! It’s very available but Audible put it under the Last Days of August title, so if you find that, you’ll find both.

There was some interest in my Auntie Mavis yesterday after I posted my Substack welcome video so I thought I'd make a short video about her. open.substack.com/pub/jonronson/…

So I started a Substack which will be to a great extent about the process of nonfiction storytelling. My first paid post - how to find your theme when you have no idea what you want to write about - is NOW HERE: jonronson.substack.com/p/nonfiction-s…

A Substack post about rabbit holes and psychopath decor open.substack.com/pub/jonronson/…

A Substack post about why it's a good idea to imagine the worst version of your story, so you'll know what pitfalls to avoid. open.substack.com/pub/jonronson/…

Hello! I have a question. If you subscribe to Substacks, do you have any days when you'd particularly like a post to arrive. Are weekdays better than weekends? Or does it make no difference at all?

Hello! I started a substack - weekly posts on different aspects of narrative nonfiction storytelling. I just posted a free one about one of the most miserable / incredibly exciting parts of the process: finding stories. jonronson.substack.com/p/how-to-find-…

Hello! I’ve written a Substack post about organizing your research - folders, boxes, making order out of the chaos. It includes stories about Robbie Williams, Stanley Kubrick, and the phenomenon of folie a deux. substack.com/home/post/p-14…

Life and Trust. Review and Guide to an Immersive Paradise (and Hell) Written by jon ronson and put together by an army of first-class designers, directors and performers. newyorktheater.me/2024/09/08/lif…

For my nonfiction storytelling substack, a post about four stories I abandoned, and why. They were all actually very promising stories, and the reasons for quitting them were different each time. jonronson.substack.com/p/abandoning-s…

Hello from my nonfiction storytelling substack. Each month free subscribers get one hitherto paid post, so they can see what’s going on back there. All the other posts will be for paying subscribers. Here’s this month’s no longer paywalled post… jonronson.substack.com/p/organizing-y…

Hello. In response to a subscriber question here's a substack post about how to pitch stories if you don't know which direction your narrative will go. It's also about how The Psychopath Test was saved from being a very boring book about neurology. jonronson.substack.com/p/how-to-write…

Some news about Psychopath Night in Australia and New Zealand, and also a very exciting announcement for indie fans of a certain age about The Man From Delmonte: jonronson.substack.com/publish/home

Hey, I've just published the first in a series of substacks about how to make your story a page turner, something people will want to read on a beach. open.substack.com/pub/jonronson/…