RYAN SCHREIBER
Weird Era:How Pitchfork Changed Music Forever
by Ryan Schreiber
An Almost Famous–like memoir for the twenty-first century: Pitchfork founder Ryan Schreiber opens up about running the most influential, and infamous, music publication of the internet age. Weird Era is a compulsively readable and revealing memoir of fandom, music, media, and the power of trusting your gut.Out December 1, 2026 from Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
Ryan Schreiber is the founder of Pitchfork, the influential online music publication that redefined music criticism for the digital age. Serving alternately as its Editor-in-Chief and CEO from 1996 through 2019, Schreiber grew Pitchfork into the most trusted voice in music journalism, setting a gold standard for the form and helping to launch the careers of innumerable artists and writers.Schreiber continues to shape the media and culture sphere as a journalist, editor, media strategist, and public speaker. He is an advisory board member at the NYC non-profit performance space, The Kitchen, and a resident DJ at The Lot Radio. He also hosts the monthly new music playlist What's Good and writes about music and culture at Ethernet.fm.His impact on the media landscape is globally recognized: Twice featured in the TIME 100 poll of the world’s most influential people, Schreiber is also a National Magazine Award winner and holds an honorary arts doctorate from Columbia College Chicago. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.
