Alan Paul wrote "The Expat Life" column for WSJ.com from 2005 through 2009, and he was named 2008 Online Columnist of the Year by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Paul is a senior writer for Slam and Guitar World magazines, and his writing has appeared in The New Yorker , Entertainment Weekly , People , Sports Illustrated , and many other media outlets. He has contributed to The Rolling Stone Jazz and Blues Guide , The Insider's Guide to Beijing , and several other books. He lives with his family in Maplewood, New Jersey.