Malcolm Gladwell was born in Fareham, England on September 3rd, 1963 to Graham Gladwell, a British mathematician, and his wife Joyce, a Jamaican psychotherapist. When he was six, Malcolm moved to Elmira, Canada with his family. In 1984, Malcolm graduated from the University of Toronto’s Trinity College. He then moved to New York to become a journalist and speaker and has been working as a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996.
His work in The New Yorker gained him recognition with two articles in particular, The Tipping Point and The Coolhunt, both written and published in 1996. The articles later became the basis for his first book, The Tipping Point. Gladwell's publications often deal with the unexpected implications of research in the social sciences and make frequent and extended use of academic work, especially in sociology, psychology, and social psychology. Gladwell has also been acknowledged with prestigious awards such as the American Sociological Association’s first Award for Excellence in the Reporting of Social Issues in 2007. Malcolm Gladwell is on Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. To this day, Gladwell still writes for The New Yorker, and is a contributing editor for the sports website, Grantland. His novel, David and Goliath, is partially inspired by an article Gladwell wrote for The New Yorker in 2009 titled "How David Beats Goliath". Gladwell’s other four books are, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, Outliers: The Story of Success, and What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures. All have appeared on The New York Times bestsellers list.
His work in The New Yorker gained him recognition with two articles in particular, The Tipping Point and The Coolhunt, both written and published in 1996. The articles later became the basis for his first book, The Tipping Point. Gladwell's publications often deal with the unexpected implications of research in the social sciences and make frequent and extended use of academic work, especially in sociology, psychology, and social psychology. Gladwell has also been acknowledged with prestigious awards such as the American Sociological Association’s first Award for Excellence in the Reporting of Social Issues in 2007. Malcolm Gladwell is on Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. To this day, Gladwell still writes for The New Yorker, and is a contributing editor for the sports website, Grantland. His novel, David and Goliath, is partially inspired by an article Gladwell wrote for The New Yorker in 2009 titled "How David Beats Goliath". Gladwell’s other four books are, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, Outliers: The Story of Success, and What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures. All have appeared on The New York Times bestsellers list.