Ralph Keyes

Ralph Keyes's seventeen books include The Post-Truth Era , which was cited by Oxford Dictionaries as the primary source of post-truth, their 2016 "Word of the Year." Keyes also wrote Is There Life After High School? , which inspired a Broadway musical. His other books include Euphemania , The Courage to Write , and Chancing It , a New York Times Notable Book of the year. Keyes has appeared on Oprah Winfrey , The Today Show , The Tonight Show , ABC World News Tonight , and 20/20 . He's been...See more

Ralph Keyes's seventeen books include The Post-Truth Era , which was cited by Oxford Dictionaries as the primary source of post-truth, their 2016 "Word of the Year." Keyes also wrote Is There Life After High School? , which inspired a Broadway musical. His other books include Euphemania , The Courage to Write , and Chancing It , a New York Times Notable Book of the year. Keyes has appeared on Oprah Winfrey , The Today Show , The Tonight Show , ABC World News Tonight , and 20/20 . He's been interviewed on NPR's "All Things Considered," "On the Media," and "Fresh Air." His articles have been published by GQ , Good Housekeeping , Esquire , Glamour , Newsweek , Parade , Sports Illustrated , Harper's , and The American Scholar , where he also wrote a column on language. Several essays by him have been deemed "Notable" by the annual compilation of Best American Essays. Keyes lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife, Muriel. See less