- Brother of Richard Preston.
- Stepfather of DP Selene Richholt.
- Worked as an editor at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
- Writes about archaeology and anthropology for the New Yorker magazine.
- President of the Authors Guild.
- Taught nonfiction writing at Princeton University.
- Has written for Natural History, National Geographic, Harper's, Smithsonian and The Atlantic.
- In 2019 he was elected President of the Authors Guild.
- Served as managing editor for the journal Curator and was a columnist for Natural History magazine.
- From 1978 to 1985 he worked for the American Museum of Natural History as a writer, editor, and manager of publications.
- Graduate of the Cambridge School of Weston in Weston, Massachusetts.
- Graduated from Pomona College in Claremont, California.
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