John Maher is the digital and news editor at Publishers Weekly and a founding editor of the animation web publication The Dot and Line. A writer living in Brooklyn, his work has been published by The Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, Esquire, Pacific Standard, Thrillist, Real Simple, Polygon, Paste, MEL magazine, The Daily Dot, Observer, Kirkus Reviews, Literary Hub, Electric Literature, The Millions, The Rumpus, Hyperallergic, The Comics Journal, and others.