Pigeonholed

A powerful reflection on race, racism and writing from the Orwell Prize-winning journalist, Gary Younge.

Gary Younge is an award-winning author and broadcaster, and is professor of sociology at the University of Manchester. Formerly a columnist and an editor-at-large at the Guardian, he is an editorial board member of The Nation magazine. He is the author of five books, including Another Day in the Death of America (shortlisted for the Orwell Prize and the Jhalak Prize), and his writing has appeared in Granta, the New York Times, the Financial Times, GQ, the New Statesman, and beyond. He has made several radio and television documentaries on subjects ranging from gay marriage to Brexit. Younge received the 2024 Orwell Prize for Journalism. In 2025 he received the prestigious Robert B. Silvers Award in recognition of his exceptional contribution to the field of journalism. He lives in London.
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