Sean Patrick Wilsey (born May 21, 1970) is an American author, filmmaker, and translator. He wrote the memoir Oh the Glory of It All, published by Penguin in 2005.
Born and raised in San Francisco, Wilsey is the son of Al Wilsey, a businessman, and Pat Montandon, a socialite and peace activist. He is the stepson of socialite and philanthropist Dede Wilsey.
Wilsey is a former editor-at-large for McSweeney's Quarterly Concern. His essay collection More Curious was published by McSweeney's in 2014.
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Books Oh the Glory of It All (2005) The Thinking Fan's Guide to the World Cup (As Editor with Matt Weiland and Franklin Foer, 2006) State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America (As Editor with Matt Weiland, 2008) More Curious (2014) "Hello, Molly!" (With Molly Shannon, 2022) "One, None, and a Hundred Grand" (By Luigi Pirandello, translated from the Italian, 2025)
Essays and reporting "Peace is a Beautiful Thing" (11 April 2005)
Film IX XI (2026)
Interviews "Interview with Sean Wilsey" (16 Sept. 2014) "Honest Writing is Funny" (19 Aug. 2014)
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