Education
A native of Boston, Sheffield attended Yale and the University of Virginia.
A native of Boston, Sheffield attended Yale and the University of Virginia.
He is a long time contributing editor at Rolling Stone, writing about music, television, and popular culture. Previously, he was a contributing editor at Blender, Spin and Details magazines. His first book, Love is a Mix Tape (an excerpt of which was featured in the January 2007 issue of Gentlemen’s Quarterly), was released by Random House in January 2007.
lieutenant was met with much acclaim and was a national bestseller.
Sheffield was married to the late Renée Crist. Sheffield remarried in 2006 and lives in Brooklyn, New New York
Sheffield"s second book, released in July 2010, is called Talking to Girls About Duran Duran. Sheffield"s third book, released in August 2013, is called Turn Around Bright Eyes: The Rituals of Love and Karaoke.