Tim Mohr

Who is Tim Mohr?

Tim Mohr is a New York-based translator, writer, and editor.

He has translated the German novels Guantanamo, by Dorothea Dieckmann, Wetlands, by Charlotte Roche, and Broken Glass Park and The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine, both by Alina Bronsky. Guantanamo was the recipient of the Three Percent award for best translation of 2007. The Hottest Dishes was named to Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2011 list and the Los Angeles Public Library's Best Books of 2011, and nominated for the 2013 IMPAC Dublin literary award.

A project Mohr was working on with Hunter S. Thompson at the time Thompson's death was published as the writer's final interview in Playboy's May 2005 issue and later included in the book Ancient Gonzo Wisdom, published by Da Capo.

Mohr collaborated with original Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan on It's So Easy, McKagan's memoir, published in October, 2011. The Los Angeles Public Library included It's So Easy on its list of the best books of the year, and the book was also named one of Amazon.com's "Best Books of 2011: Entertainment Section". Mohr also edited Gil Scott-Heron's posthumous memoir, The Last Holiday, which was published in January, 2012.