Jon Krakauer

Jon Krakauer

Jon Krakauer was born on April 12th, 1954 and is currently 72 years old. Jon Krakauer was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA.

Jon Krakauer is known for writing in the Non-Fiction genre.

Jon Krakauer has written 8 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 1990 with the book Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains. The most recently released was Classic Krakauer: Essays on Wilderness and Risk which was released in 2018. There are no upcoming non-fiction books by Jon at this time.

Jon Krakauer has also written the Essays series which has 5 books including Loving Them to Death and Gates of the Arctic.

Jon Krakauer: Awards & Accolades

Krakauer's books have won multiple awards, Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster won the Alex Awards, Best Book, in 1998. High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places won the Alex Awards, Best Book, in 2000.

Jon Krakauer books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Nonfiction, in 2011. Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Nonfiction, in 2015.

Jon Krakauer: Lists & Other Mentions

• Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster has made several lists including:
  1. New York Times: #1 Nonfiction Best Seller in 1997.
  2. New York Public Library: 125 Books We Love for Adults Selection in 2020.
  3. Reader's Digest: 50 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time Selection in 2024.
  4. National Geographic Adventure Magazine: The 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time Selection in 2004.
  5. Los Angeles Times: The 30 Best Non-Fiction Books of the Last 30 Years Selection in 2025.
  6. Waterstones: The Books You've Always Meant to Read Selection in 2020.
  7. Entertainment Weekly: The New Classics - 100 Best Reads from 1983 to 2008 Selection in 2008.
  8. Sports Illustrated: The Top 100 Sports Books of All Time Selection in 2002.
  9. Refinery29: The Ultimate Book Bucket List Selection in 2023.
• Into the Wild was a People Magazine: Best Books From the 1990s Selection in 2024.
• Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith was a GQ: The 50 Best Books of Literary Journalism Selection in 2021.

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2. Ernest Hemingway, author of: The Old Man and the Sea.
3. Peter Heller, author of: The River.
4. Michelle McNamara, author of: I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer .
5. Delia Owens, author of: Where the Crawdads Sing.
6. Bill Bryson, author of the Bill Bryson Travel Books.
7. David Grann, author of: Killers of the Flower Moon.
8. David Sedaris, author of: Me Talk Pretty One Day.
9. Alice Sebold, author of: The Lovely Bones.
10. Elizabeth Gilbert, author of: Eat, Pray, Love.

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