Born in Clifton, New Jersey, Jessica Bruder is a writer and storyteller known for her in-depth journalism on America's invisible faces. Bruder, who has shaped his career by examining people on the margins of society, subcultures and individuals who cannot be included in the system, also teaches narrative writing at Columbia University School of Journalism. The work that made Bruder's name known to large audiences is his book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century, published in 2017. In this work, Bruder wrote the story of elderly Americans who lost their homes and jobs due to economic necessity and lived in caravans and pickup trucks, traveling with them. Approaching the subject as a personal participant has given his work both a human depth and a strong documentary quality. The book also draws attention to Amazon's program called CamperForce; Within the scope of this program, it is revealed how elderly mobile workers are employed in periodic warehouse jobs. Nomadland was adapted into a movie by director Chloé Zhao in 2021. This film, starring Frances McDormand, was a great success, winning Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress. Bruder's original work had a special meaning as it formed the cornerstone of this cinema success. Bruder continues to mirror the overlooked realities of American society with his approach that blends journalism and literature; It offers its readers a strong empathy experience with the content it produces by truly being involved in the world of the people it describes.