Blake Eskin’s stories about board games have appeared on The Next Big Thing and in the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and the Washington Post. His book A Life in Pieces (W.W. Norton, 2002) began as a story for This American Life. He edits Nextbook.org, which produces a podcast about Jewish culture.
Presenting the 2005 TCF ShortDocs -- Stories About Games
By Michele Norris, Blake Eskin, Michael Kavanagh, Melissa Allison & Judith Sloan
For the 2005 ShortDocs Challenge, we asked producers to submit ideas for stories about "games." (more)
The Ambassador of Go
By Blake Eskin
Most Americans have never heard of Go, an ancient board game that has simpler rules than chess but such complex strategy that computers can’t even beat a talented amateur. (more)
