John Rosengren is a freelance journalist based in Minneapolis. His articles have appeared in The Atavist, The Atlantic, GQ, The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated, and The Washington Post Magazine, among other publications. He’s also the author of ten books, including the novel A Clean Heart and the biography Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes. His work has won more than two dozen awards and been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and National Magazine Award (though, alas, it didn’t win either of those).
Articles
Inside the Tragic Life and Controversial Execution of Marcellus Williams
The state of Missouri put him to death despite serious questions about the evidence against him, jurors’ misgivings, and the victim’s family asking that he be spared. Did he die an innocent man?
Esquire, November 2024
Making Sense of Minneapolis
First the pandemic. Than the uprising. My search for hope amidst it all.
Notre Dame Magazine, August, 2020
Surf’s Up . . . Again
A Hawaiian helps victims of a devastating fire in the most Hawaiian way possible.
Reader’s Digest, June 2024
Meet the Millennial Nuns
In a generation known to shun commitments, these women are embracing lifelong vows.
America, December 2021
Making Sense of Minneapolis
First the pandemic. Than the uprising. My search for hope amidst it all.
Notre Dame Magazine, August, 2020
Featured Books
One man’s struggle to stay sane and sober in a dysfunctional treatment center run by a hard-drinking nun with an MBA.
When America needed a hero, Hank Greenberg was there: Hall of Fame baseball player, Jewish standard bearer, American legend.
Travel behind the scenes of the Minnesota high school hockey culture with a championship team and discover the drama and addiction of sports in America.