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Mitch Moxley

Mitch Moxley writes about style, culture, adventure, and more for publications like GQ, Esquire, and The New York Times Magazine. He also runs a Substack newsletter called Front of Book. Back in the day, he wrote a feature for GQ about attending the North Korean film festival, which was featured in The Best American Travel Writing. Mitch is the author of the memoir Apologies of My Censor, about six adventure-filled years living in China, and the play Last Room, inspired by Anthony Bourdain, which completed a sold-out New York run in Spring 2023.

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