Frank Bruni

Professor of Journalism and Public Policy, Duke University

Contributing Opinion Writer, 'New York Times' | Bestselling Author, 'The Beauty of Dusk'

Frank Bruni is a prominent journalist and bestselling author who servedas a staff writer at the New York Times for over 25 years. During that time, he worked as a White House correspondent, the Rome bureau chief, the paper’s chief restaurant critic, and op-ed columnist—a role he maintained for 10 years that brought him national renown. Still affiliated with the paper, he is now a contributing opinion writer and maintains a weekly newsletter offering reflections on the mess (and magic) of politics and life. Bruni is the author of four New York Times bestsellers including, The Beauty of Dusk, a memoir detailing his journey with vision loss. His next book, The Age of Grievance, on the ways in which grievance dominates America’s political and cultural discourse, will be published in April 2024. Frank Bruni is the Eugene C. Patterson Professor of the Practice of Journalism and Public Policy at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy.