Rupert
Isaacson was born in London to a South African
mother and a Zimbabwean father. Isaacson's
first book, The Healing Land: A Kalahari (Grove
Press), was a 2004 New York Times Notable
Book. His journalism and travel writing has
appeared in the Daily Telegraph, Esquire,
National Geographic, Independent on Sunday,
Conde Nast Traveller, Daily Mail and The Field.
He has travelled extensively in Africa, Asia,
and North America and now lives in Austin,
Texas, with his wife, Kristin, and their son,
Rowan. In addition to being an ex-professional
horse trainer, Rupert is founding director
of the Indigenous Land Rights Fund, a non-profit
organization that helps threatened and displaced
indigenous tribes obtain tenure of their ancestral
land