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Mitch Swenson

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New York, NY, The United States

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Mitch Swenson is a journalist and game designer covering conflict, national security, defense, and technology. He has reported from over 20 countries including Egypt, Libya, Syria, Ukraine, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. His first book, The Tracking of a Russian Spy, was acquired for film by StudioCanal in 2014. He is the author of 1000 Days of Syria, a historical-fiction newsgame based on his field reportage from the war in Syria and the rest of the Levant. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Atlantic, Vice, The New York Post, and Guernica Magazine, among other places. A graduate of Columbia University, Mitch currently lives in New York City.

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	The Tracking of a Russian Spy 3.96 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tracking of a Russian Spy & Other True Stories of Sex and Seclusion really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Heaven's Heights: An Anthology of Skiing in Literature by Ingrid Christophersen (Editor), Alf Prøysen, Kjell Aukrust it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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