Isaac Fitzgerald appears frequently on the
Today show and is the author of the bestselling children’s book,
How to Be a Pirate, as well as the co-author of
Pen & Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them and
Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos (winner of an IACP Award). His writing has appeared in
The New York Times,
The Guardian,
The Best American Nonrequired Reading,
The Boston Globe, and numerous other publications. His debut memoir,
Dirtbag, Massachusetts, was published July, 2022, and quickly hit the New York Times best-seller list. Isaac lives in Brooklyn.