11 Facts About Frank Bruni

Frank Anthony Bruni was born on October 31,1964 and is an American journalist and long-time writer for The New York Times.

Frank Bruni's columns appear twice weekly and he writes a weekly newsletter.

Frank Bruni is the author of three bestselling books: Born Round, a memoir about his family's love of food and his own struggles with overeating; Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be, about college admissions; and Ambling Into History, about George W Bush.

Frank Bruni was a Morehead Scholar and wrote for the student paper, The Daily Tar Heel.

Frank Bruni then attended Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, from which he graduated second in his class with a master of science degree in journalism, and won a Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship.

Frank Bruni spent more than a year as the movie critic and wrote extensively about LGBT issues and AIDS.

Frank Bruni then covered the White House for the first eight months of the Bush administration and served as the Washington-based staff writer for the Sunday magazine.

Frank Bruni was previously awarded the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Newspaper Columnist in 2012 and 2013.

Frank Bruni's book Ambling into History chronicles his time covering Bush's campaign.

Frank Bruni described the difficult adjustment to that and what it's like to live with the fear of his left eye being affected, too.

Frank Bruni relocated from New York City's Upper West Side neighborhood to North Carolina in 2021.