The Atlantic Announces Henry Grabar and Judith Shulevitz as Staff Writers and Chris Suellentrop as Senior Editor; Uzodinma Iweala Joins as Contributing Writer

"Henry is joining us as a staff writer. He comes to us from Slate, where he covered housing, infrastructure, and urban life. In more than a decade on that beat, some of his many memorable stories include an account of his battle with knotweed, an urban planning diary of the Paris Summer Olympics, an investigation into why Americans don't live in hotels anymore (but should!), and a 99% Invisible episode about kids who get around town by themselves."

"Uzo was previously CEO of the Africa Center in Harlem. Before that, he was co-founder, editor in chief, and CEO of Ventures Africa magazine. His debut novel, Beasts of No Nation, became a film starring Idris Elba, and he followed it with a second novel, Speak No Evil. He is also the author of Our Kind of People: A Continent's Challenge, A Country's Hope, a beautifully reported look at the AIDS crisis in Africa."

Henry Grabar joins The Atlantic as a staff writer after more than a decade at Slate covering housing, infrastructure, and urban life. His notable work includes personal and investigative pieces, editing The Future of Transportation, and authoring Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World; he is writing a book about constructing an apartment building. Uzodinma Iweala joins as a contributing writer with experience as CEO of the Africa Center and Ventures Africa, and as the novelist and nonfiction author of works including Beasts of No Nation and Our Kind of People. Judith Shulevitz is joining as a staff writer and critic.

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