The Human Scale highlights Michael Lista's signature approach to crime reporting, where minute details are not overlooked, but instead used as doorways deep into extreme situations. The book includes Lista's most celebrated stories with postscripts that describe his writing process and the fallout from publication.

When you can read it: May 25, 2023

Michael Lista is a poet and journalist, whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Slate, The Walrus and Toronto Life. He is the author of three books of poetry and a collection of essays. Lista was the winner of the 2020 National Magazine Award Gold Medals for both Investigative Reporting and Long Form Feature Writing. His story, The Sting, is being adapted into a television series for Apple TV+.