David Talbot, author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years", has been hailed as a "pioneer of online journalism" by "The New York Times", is the founder and former editor-in-chief of "Salon". He has worked as a senior editor for "Mother Jones" magazine and as a features editor for the "San Francisco Examiner". Talbot has written for "The New Yorker, Rolling Stone", "Time" and other publications. He lives with his family in San Francisco.