Adam Sternbergh is a Canadian author based in New York, New York. He is an Edgar-nominated novelist and a culture editor at New York Magazine. ^[1]

Adam Sternbergh writing has appeared in New York, New York Times, GQ, and The Independent on Sunday.

Sternbergh's first novel, Shovel Ready, is future-noir thriller about a garbageman-turned-hitman set in a dystopian New York City.

Shovel Ready was Newsweek Favorite Book of 2014, a Booklist Best Crime Novel and Best Crime Debut of 2014, listed for the John Creasey Award m, and was nominated for a 2015 Edgar Award.