Jon Gingerich is an author, writing instructor, ghostwriter, and former magazine editor based in New York. His short stories have been published in The Saturday Evening Post, The Malahat Review, Pleiades, Grist, Stand Magazine, The Oyez Review, Helix Magazine and others. His essays have been published in The Guardian and The Dispatch.

In 2019, Jon’s short story, “Thornhope, Indiana,” won The Saturday Evening Post’s 2020 Great American Fiction Contest. In 2022, his debut novel, The Appetite Factory, was published by Turner Publishing Company. Sony Pictures later optioned this book for a potential television series.

Jon is a graduate of The New School’s creative writing MFA program. He is legally blind, the result of retinitis pigmentosa, a rare, progressive eye disease that causes blindness.

“An immaculately constructed transgressive thriller ... The Appetite Factory was my favorite book of the year.”
—LitReactor

“The Appetite Factory is a wonderfully wicked and fun read ... Hopefully, there will be more to come from Gingerich.”
—Seattle Book Review (five-star review)

“The Appetite Factory is a brilliant satire that draws a bulls-eye on multiple targets—mindless consumption, outrage culture, corporate dystopia, the post-truth era—and then hits each one with deadly accuracy. The fact that it’s so well-written on top of that elevates it to must-read status.”
—Rob Hart, author of The Paradox Hotel

“Cautionary tale? Satire? An unflinching look at the ways we manipulate each other? All of the above. If Chuck Palahniuk and Irvine Welsh had a baby—after watching Mad Men, Swallow, and Secretary—it might look something like this.”
—Richard Thomas, author of Spontaneous Human Combustion

“The Appetite Factory lays bare the cynicism of modern media damage control, where any disaster can be spun to someone’s advantage, and Jon Gingerich does it all with scalpel-sharp prose and searing wit.”
—Craig Clevenger, author of The Contortionist’s Handbook

“I loved Jon Gingerich’s writing style ... A writing style like this—intelligent, methodical—each sentence has purpose, it made me fall in love with my favorite hobby all over again.”
—The Nerdy Narrative book blog

“I enjoyed this ‘post-truth’ novel very much, it is well written with an interesting premise.”
—Man of la Book blog

“If you’re looking for a book that defies convention and offers a refreshing departure from the norm, The Appetite Factory by Jon Gingerich is a captivating choice … Gingerich’s prose is evocative and often poetic, displaying a keen eye for detail and a talent for capturing the essence of fleeting moments. His ability to conjure vivid imagery and evoke emotions through his words is truly commendable. The language used throughout the book is lyrical and elegant, drawing readers into a world that feels simultaneously familiar and surreal.”
—Beards and Triathlons