Adam Matthews believes that facts and figures, while crucial, should never overwhelm the narrative. He loves covering social issues, scam stories and China.

Matthews was born in South Africa during apartheid. He grew up in a Toronto suburb, where he became conversational in Jamaican patois, rolled with underachievers and learned the wonders of Hong Kong-style crispy noodles.

After earning his MSJ from Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism, he decamped for New York a decade ago. Since then he’s written for Mother Jones, GOOD, Spin, Details, Monocle, The Village Voice and The Globe and Mail, lectured at his alma mater and contributed to BBC radio. He has won the 2004 Press Club of Long Island's Feature Award and been anthologized in De Capo Press’ Best Music Writing of 2007.

In October 2009, he moved to New Delhi to edit features for The Caravan, a narrative non-fiction magazine. He still owns a fast appreciating home on a non-landmark Brooklyn block with his wife, Jocelyn Baun, and their beloved non-breed standard Shiba Inu, Dylan. He currently resides in one of the Indian capital's leafier colonies.

In his free time, he enjoys low-budget ethnic food, mid-range wine bars and meeting people with a story to tell. He loves collaborating with writers and editors who get it.