Neal Pollack (born March 1, 1970) is an American satirist, novelist, short story writer, and journalist. A contributor to every English-language publication except for The New Yorker, Pollack has written ten semi-bestselling books of fiction and nonfiction: The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature, Never Mind the Pollacks, Beneath the Axis of Evil, Alternadad, Stretch, Jewball, Downward-Facing Death, Open Your Heart, Repeat, and Keep Mars Weird. He lives in Austin, Texas, seemingly against his will.
