Ari Schneider
@arischneider.bsky.social
Senior Writer, Mountain Gazette
Vermont raised, Colorado based
Also in Wash Post, NYT, The Guardian, etc.
Mostly investigative and narrative journalism about environmental issues, tech, criminal justice, sports.
Vermont raised, Colorado based
Also in Wash Post, NYT, The Guardian, etc.
Mostly investigative and narrative journalism about environmental issues, tech, criminal justice, sports.
Never, ever, did I think my writing would be published in a book alongside the work of Hunter S. Thompson and Edward Abbey. It’s still very hard to believe. PRINT AIN'T DEAD, celebrating 60 years of Mountain Gazette, is now available to pre-order.
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Print Ain't Dead: A Mountain Gazette Anthology
Print Ain’t Dead – a Mountain Gazette Anthology Celebrate 60 years of Mountain Gazette with this 300+ page hardcover literary anthology featuring legendary voices of mountain culture past and present....
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September 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Never, ever, did I think my writing would be published in a book alongside the work of Hunter S. Thompson and Edward Abbey. It’s still very hard to believe. PRINT AIN'T DEAD, celebrating 60 years of Mountain Gazette, is now available to pre-order.
mountaingazette.com/products/pri...
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Last chance to sign up for my ethics in nonfiction class! It's 4 weeks and meets on Zoom on Tuesday evenings. A great opportunity for anyone who writes essays, memoirs, or reported narratives.
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4-Week: The Heart of the Matter—Ethics in Creative Nonfiction
What is objectivity in both journalism and memoir, really? Who gets to write about sensitive topics? Can I use AI? Do I need my ex's consent before I write about him? When is it OK to go undercover? W...
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August 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Last chance to sign up for my ethics in nonfiction class! It's 4 weeks and meets on Zoom on Tuesday evenings. A great opportunity for anyone who writes essays, memoirs, or reported narratives.
lighthousewriters.org/workshop/4-w...
lighthousewriters.org/workshop/4-w...
The brilliant @natalielampert.bsky.social and I are teaching a four-week class on ETHICS IN NONFICTION beginning August 19. It's on ZOOM, so you can join from anywhere. Sign up here: lighthousewriters.org/workshop/4-w...
July 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The brilliant @natalielampert.bsky.social and I are teaching a four-week class on ETHICS IN NONFICTION beginning August 19. It's on ZOOM, so you can join from anywhere. Sign up here: lighthousewriters.org/workshop/4-w...
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JUST IN: Gov. Polis scuttles walkway near the state Capitol.
87,000 people responded to a survey, 93% opposed.
"I'll chain myself to the Capitol plaza, if needed, to prevent construction of the walkway," says Polis, who was its initial and rare champion.
Plans have cost ~$1 million, he says.
87,000 people responded to a survey, 93% opposed.
"I'll chain myself to the Capitol plaza, if needed, to prevent construction of the walkway," says Polis, who was its initial and rare champion.
Plans have cost ~$1 million, he says.
July 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
JUST IN: Gov. Polis scuttles walkway near the state Capitol.
87,000 people responded to a survey, 93% opposed.
"I'll chain myself to the Capitol plaza, if needed, to prevent construction of the walkway," says Polis, who was its initial and rare champion.
Plans have cost ~$1 million, he says.
87,000 people responded to a survey, 93% opposed.
"I'll chain myself to the Capitol plaza, if needed, to prevent construction of the walkway," says Polis, who was its initial and rare champion.
Plans have cost ~$1 million, he says.
One night in Sept. 1943, my great-grandmother took my grandfather in one arm and his sister in the other and jumped off a train to save their lives. Last summer, I rode the same tracks across Italy to meet the descendants of one of their rescuers. The whole story: books2read.com/stolenheadst...
July 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
One night in Sept. 1943, my great-grandmother took my grandfather in one arm and his sister in the other and jumped off a train to save their lives. Last summer, I rode the same tracks across Italy to meet the descendants of one of their rescuers. The whole story: books2read.com/stolenheadst...
What's especially maddening is that so much unbelievable shit has happened in the past 6 months that I practically forgot this happened.
It was exactly 6 months ago that this administration issued blanket pardons to everyone involved in the January 6 insurrection.
Gabbard on Obama's alleged coup against Trump: "For the American people to have any sense of trust in the integrity of our democratic republic, accountability, action, prosecution, indictments for those who are responsible for trying to steal our democracy is essential."
July 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
What's especially maddening is that so much unbelievable shit has happened in the past 6 months that I practically forgot this happened.
When Cooper was on Carlson's podcast last year, he argued that Winston Churchill, not Hitler, was the "chief villain" of WWII and that the Holocaust was an accident. Something I wrote about in books2read.com/stolenheadst...
July 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
When Cooper was on Carlson's podcast last year, he argued that Winston Churchill, not Hitler, was the "chief villain" of WWII and that the Holocaust was an accident. Something I wrote about in books2read.com/stolenheadst...
Those videos of the forced shavings of Druze mustaches recall images of the Nazis forcibly cutting payos off Hasidim in Poland at the start of the war. I feel sick each time one shows up in my feeds
July 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Those videos of the forced shavings of Druze mustaches recall images of the Nazis forcibly cutting payos off Hasidim in Poland at the start of the war. I feel sick each time one shows up in my feeds
A great review from Kirkus! "Schneider's research is impeccable—this is a remarkable example of relentless journalistic investigation... An enthralling study of generational trauma created by the Holocaust."
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Stolen Headstones | Kirkus Reviews
In this memoir, a journalist details his Polish family’s flight from the Nazis during World War II and his own efforts to fill in the many blanks.
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July 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A great review from Kirkus! "Schneider's research is impeccable—this is a remarkable example of relentless journalistic investigation... An enthralling study of generational trauma created by the Holocaust."
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
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Eighty years after the liberation of Auschwitz, I travel across a rightward-shifting Europe to piece together what happened to my family during the Holocaust.
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Announcing "Stolen Headstones"
Eighty years after the liberation of Auschwitz, I travel across a rightward-shifting Europe to piece together what happened to my family during the Holocaust.
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July 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Eighty years after the liberation of Auschwitz, I travel across a rightward-shifting Europe to piece together what happened to my family during the Holocaust.
open.substack.com/pub/arischne...
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Scott draws parallels between America today and Germany in the 1930s/40s. He's right to do so. I write about this in my new book:
arischneider.com#stolenheadst...
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July 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Scott draws parallels between America today and Germany in the 1930s/40s. He's right to do so. I write about this in my new book:
arischneider.com#stolenheadst...
arischneider.com#stolenheadst...
Thanks to everyone placing preorders. Stolen Headstones is now the # 1 new release in Jewish History on Amazon
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Stolen Headstones
Stolen Headstones - Kindle edition by Schneider, Ari. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Stolen Headstones.
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July 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Thanks to everyone placing preorders. Stolen Headstones is now the # 1 new release in Jewish History on Amazon
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I generally don't like the idea of AIs training on my work without crediting me, but I do think Grok could learn a few things from my new book:
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July 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I generally don't like the idea of AIs training on my work without crediting me, but I do think Grok could learn a few things from my new book:
books2read.com/b/stolenhead...
books2read.com/b/stolenhead...
Also calling anyone who writes or podcasts about WWII history, Jewish issues, extremism, or longform journalism. Stolen Headstones is unlike any Holocaust story you've read before.
Calling all book reviewers, newsletter writers, and podcasters: ARCs of my new book are now available on NetGalley. You can also DM me for a copy. Please help me spread the word!
books2read.com/b/stolenhead...
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July 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Also calling anyone who writes or podcasts about WWII history, Jewish issues, extremism, or longform journalism. Stolen Headstones is unlike any Holocaust story you've read before.
Calling all book reviewers, newsletter writers, and podcasters: ARCs of my new book are now available on NetGalley. You can also DM me for a copy. Please help me spread the word!
books2read.com/b/stolenhead...
books2read.com/b/stolenhead...
July 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Calling all book reviewers, newsletter writers, and podcasters: ARCs of my new book are now available on NetGalley. You can also DM me for a copy. Please help me spread the word!
books2read.com/b/stolenhead...
books2read.com/b/stolenhead...
Cover reveal! Did you miss my big story in Mountain Gazette 203? I'm re-releasing it as an e-book! This new author's cut includes over a dozen never-before-published photos and additional commentary. Many thanks to @lauriestories.bsky.social and Daniel Lombroso for these kind reviews. More soon.
July 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Cover reveal! Did you miss my big story in Mountain Gazette 203? I'm re-releasing it as an e-book! This new author's cut includes over a dozen never-before-published photos and additional commentary. Many thanks to @lauriestories.bsky.social and Daniel Lombroso for these kind reviews. More soon.
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NEW: Boulder terror suspect charged with a federal hate crime as affidavit reveals he told investigators he "wanted to kill all Zionist people" and would do it again www.9news.com/article/news...
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June 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
NEW: Boulder terror suspect charged with a federal hate crime as affidavit reveals he told investigators he "wanted to kill all Zionist people" and would do it again www.9news.com/article/news...
Horrified by this attack on my community today 🎗️
NEW: A Holocaust survivor was among those burned the suspected terror attack in Boulder, according to a friend of the victim who spoke with 9NEWS' Angeline McCall.
June 2, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Horrified by this attack on my community today 🎗️
Emily Tidwell doing her craft on assignment for Mountain Gazette last week. It has been a pleasure working with such a talented photographer. Our collab will be in the fall issue. #greatplains #stormchasing
June 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Emily Tidwell doing her craft on assignment for Mountain Gazette last week. It has been a pleasure working with such a talented photographer. Our collab will be in the fall issue. #greatplains #stormchasing
I'm starting to share some of my photography on Instagram if you care to follow @ ari_schneider
May 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I'm starting to share some of my photography on Instagram if you care to follow @ ari_schneider
A favorite part of my job is collaborating with other journalists around the world. My latest Mountain Gazette story was a yearlong challenge that required traveling to five European countries and working in several different languages. It wouldn't have been possible without a lot of help.
May 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A favorite part of my job is collaborating with other journalists around the world. My latest Mountain Gazette story was a yearlong challenge that required traveling to five European countries and working in several different languages. It wouldn't have been possible without a lot of help.
Did something new and joined the press pit at a runway show. Great energy, great fits at Denver Fashion Week.
May 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Did something new and joined the press pit at a runway show. Great energy, great fits at Denver Fashion Week.
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Mountain Gazette 203 article (p. 128-147) by the brilliant @arischneider.bsky.social.
#FightFascism with love.
Thank you, Ari, for telling our family's story. 💕
left: my grandma and mom
center: my grandparents
right: my grandpa and uncle
#FightFascism with love.
Thank you, Ari, for telling our family's story. 💕
left: my grandma and mom
center: my grandparents
right: my grandpa and uncle
May 2, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Mountain Gazette 203 article (p. 128-147) by the brilliant @arischneider.bsky.social.
#FightFascism with love.
Thank you, Ari, for telling our family's story. 💕
left: my grandma and mom
center: my grandparents
right: my grandpa and uncle
#FightFascism with love.
Thank you, Ari, for telling our family's story. 💕
left: my grandma and mom
center: my grandparents
right: my grandpa and uncle
If you've just gotten Mountain Gazette 203 in the mail, turn to page 128
April 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
If you've just gotten Mountain Gazette 203 in the mail, turn to page 128
It's Yom HaShoah, a day of remembrance for the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. This photo is of my great-grandaunt, Beila, and her husband, Wolf Engelard, at their wedding in Belgium in September 1935. They died along with their two daughters, Rachel and Rosa, in Auschwitz.
April 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM
It's Yom HaShoah, a day of remembrance for the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. This photo is of my great-grandaunt, Beila, and her husband, Wolf Engelard, at their wedding in Belgium in September 1935. They died along with their two daughters, Rachel and Rosa, in Auschwitz.