Max Watman (born 1971) is an American author. Born in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, he holds degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University and Columbia University, and currently lives in Powhatan, Virginia with his wife and son.

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He has published three books of nonfiction, including two narrative American histories (of horse racing and moonshine, respectively) and a memoir of his own attempts to engage with the modern realities of food production.

• Race Day: A Spot on the Rail with Max Watman (2005, Ivan R. Dee)
• Chasing the White Dog: An Amateur Outlaw's Adventures in Moonshine (2010, Simon & Schuster)
• Harvest: Field Notes From a Far-Flung Pursuit of Real Food (2014, Norton)

• As a book reviewer for The New Criterion, (2000–07)
• As racing correspondent for the New York Sun (2006–2008)
• As a contributor to the Huffington Post (2010-)

• Max Watman's page at Amazon
• Library Journal review of Chasing the White Dog
• Drink Spirits review of Chasing the White Dog: An Amateur Outlaw’s Adventures in Moonshine

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