Dwight Garner is an American journalist and longtime writer and editor for The New York Times; in 2008 he became a book critic for the paper.
The articles report the death of a prominent American author who shaped agrarian thought and linked literature to rural life. Born during the Great Depression, he published more than 40 books and influenced figures like Michael Pollan and Alice Waters. He has died at 92 in Port Royal, Kentucky, leaving a legacy that critiques industrial modernity and celebrates locally rooted life.