Sean Wilsey

Sean Wilsey

Sean Wilsey (born 1970) is the author of the memoir "Oh the Glory of it All," which was published by Penguin in 2005. He is the son of Al Wilsey, a San Francisco businessman, and Pat Montandon, a socialite and peace activist, and the stepson of socialite and philanthropist Dede Wilsey (Diane Dow Buchanan Traina Wilsey). He is married to writer Daphne Beal, a former editor at "The New Yorker", and has two children. He currently serves as editor at large for "McSweeney's Quarterly Concern".


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