Jason Fagone is an American journalist and author. His work has appeared in GQ Magazine,[1] Esquire Magazine, the Atlantic Monthly, and the New York Times, among other places. In 2002, Columbia Journalism Review named him among the “Ten Young Writers on the Rise”.[2]
His first book, Horsemen of the Esophagus, is about competitive eating.[3] Of the phenomenon, Fagone writes, "you hate to see all these very clear human desires poured into something like an eating contest. But it’s kind of inspiring that we’re creative enough and resilient enough to make it work. It’s both an American horror show and an American success story."[4]
He is currently working on a second book: "Genius is Not a Plan,"[5] about teams in the Progressive Automotive X PRIZE, including Edison2 (Very Light Car) and Illuminati Motor Works Seven, and the competition to make a 100+ MPGe vehicle.