John Schwartz is the author of Short: Walking Tall When You’re Not Tall At All and a national correspondent for The New York Times, where he has covered law, science, technology, business, and a broad range of other topics. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Post, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, GQ, Texas Monthly, and other publications. John and Jeanne have three kids – Elizabeth, Sam, and Joseph – and live in New Jersey with two difficult cats.

Books by John Schwartz

Oddly Normal: One Family’s Struggle to Help Their Teenage Son Come to Terms with His Sexuality

by John Schwartz - Family, Nonfiction

Three years ago, John Schwartz received a call: his son, Joe, was in the hospital following a failed suicide attempt. After coming out to his classmates, Joe’s disclosure was greeted with dismay and confusion. Hours later, he overdosed on pills. ODDLY NORMAL is Schwartz’s personal attempt to address his family’s own struggles within a culture that is changing fast, but not fast enough.