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Tom Zeller Jr.

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Tom Zeller Jr. is an American journalist, former New York Times reporter and columnist, and current editor in chief of the digital science magazine Undark. His debut book, The Headache: The Science of a Most Confounding Condition (HarperCollins/Mariner in July, 2025), is part memoir, part scientific whodunnit, and ultimately the author's quest for the origins of his own headaches. Along the way, it becomes a journey into the inner workings of the human nervous system and an illuminating look at the nature of pain itself. At times harrowing, and at others, hilarious, the book has been heralded as "required reading for anyone with a head." (—Mary Roach)

Tom was born in northeastern Ohio, studying English and Political Science at Cleveland Stat

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The Headache by Tom Zeller Jr.
" I feel your frustration, Johanna -- and I'm sorry that you suffer these things. I hope that in some small way, the book will help to change the conver ...more "
The Headache by Tom Zeller Jr.
"I was tempted to give this a 4 instead of a 5, but concluded that my inability to understand the sciency parts had nothing to do with the author, his extensive interviews, and his excellent research. I obviously found the anecdotal parts more compell" Read more of this review »
The Headache by Tom Zeller Jr.
"There is so much to love about this book. I was given an early copy by a friend, because they know that I have headaches, migraines to be exact. I'm not much of a nonfiction reader, though I do like science, and so was hoping that this wouldn't be to" Read more of this review »
The Headache by Tom Zeller Jr.
"I’ve read a handful of books in my lifetime that validate my life experiences enough to elicit what others may interpret as maniacal giddiness. As a longtime sufferer of life-altering migraines, Zeller’s book felt like the dark, quiet room I’ve alway" Read more of this review »
The Headache by Tom Zeller Jr.
"As someone plagued by migraines and strong headaches that cripple me, books like this are treasure. I suggest this book to anyone who suffers from headaches or migraines.

*I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway. The rating and opinion are my own.*" Read more of this review »
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“It’s a peculiar thing, after all, to have a condition so painful and debilitating share a name with something so ho-hum and unremarkable that virtually everyone on Earth can say they’ve experienced it.”
Tom Zeller Jr., The Headache: The Science of a Most Confounding Affliction—and a Search for Relief: Chronic Head Pain, the Mystery of Its Origins, and the Search for Effective Relief

“But this implication of malingering—one that we half believe ourselves—is what makes the headache odyssey, and really any passage with chronic or recurring pain, a frequently lonely one.”
Tom Zeller Jr., The Headache: The Science of a Most Confounding Affliction—and a Search for Relief: Chronic Head Pain, the Mystery of Its Origins, and the Search for Effective Relief

“there is still no good evidence21 that blood vessel dilation—in the head or anywhere else—is a necessary or even sufficient condition for the experience of primary headache pain.”
Tom Zeller Jr., The Headache: The Science of a Most Confounding Affliction—and a Search for Relief: Chronic Head Pain, the Mystery of Its Origins, and the Search for Effective Relief

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