Steven Petrow
Journalist, Nonfiction Author
Steven Petrow is an award-winning journalist and author whose essays on aging, health, and civility have appeared in The Washington Post and The New York Times. His TED Talk, “3 Ways to Practice Civility,” has been viewed nearly two million times, and his books include The Joy You Make and Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old. He is the 2024 North Carolina Piedmont Laureate and is currently writing a memoir. He lives in downtown Hillsborough with his cocker spaniel, Binx.