"American Ramble": Neil King, Jr.'s 300-mile search for self & country

By Tom Hall,

Teria Rogers, Rob Sivak, Malarie Pinkard-Pierre

Published April 13, 2023 at 12:25 PM EDT

Neil King Jr. is a former national political reporter and editor for the Wall Street Journal. He was deeply involved in the coverage of 9/11 that won the Journal the Pulitzer Prize. He has also written for the New York Times, The Atlantic, and other publications. American Ramble is his first book. A Colorado native, he lives in Washington, D.C (photo credit Mariner/Harper Collins Publishers)

Joining Tom now is the author of a wonderful book, one that makes an important contribution to the literature of walking. From prophets to historians, the tradition of walkers writing about what they encountered on their journeys goes back centuries.

Neil King, Jr. didn’t set out to write a book, necessarily, but in the spring of 2021, he left his home in Washington, DC, and headed for New York, with 17 lbs. of stuff in his backpack, and in the words of the poet John O’Donohue, “an open heart and a watchful reverence.”

King is a former national reporter and editor for the Wall Street Journal. His new book is calledAmerican Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal.

Neil King, Jr. joins us on Zoom from Washington, DC.

Neil will be discussing his book tonight at 7:00 at Main Point Books in Wayne, PA. Click herefor more information and to register for the event.