Books

• Coverage: A History of Playboy’s Greatest Covers (Fall 2011, Sterling/Barnes & Noble Publishing)
• Complete Idiot’s Guide to Memes with University of Queensland’s John Gunders (October 2010, Penguin/Alpha Books)
• Damon Brown’s Simple Guide to the iPad (April 2010, Kindle Publishing)
• The Damon Brown Reader: A Decade of Sex, Tech and Pop Culture Journalism (March 2010, Kindle Publishing)
• Complete Idiot’s Guide to Communicating With Angels with Spiritual Expert Cecily Channer (August 2009, Penguin/Alpha Books)
• Porn & Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider & Other Sexy Games Changed Our Culture (October 2008, Feral House)
• Pocket Idiot’s Guide to the iPhone (August 2007, Penguin/Alpha Books)
• Pocket Idiot’s Guide to Satellite Radio (June 2006, Penguin/Alpha Books)
• Pocket Idiot’s Guide to the iPod (December 2005, Penguin/Alpha Books)

Freelance Work (Highlights)

• Playboy Magazine (2005 – Present)
• New York Post (2007 – Present)
• Family Circle (2007 – Present)
• PC World (2009 – Present)
• Inc. Magazine Online (2006 – 2009)
• XXL Magazine (2006 – Present)
• Lifetime TV Online (2007 – 2008)
• SPIN (2005 – 2007)
• Electronic Gaming Monthly (2002 – 2007)
• GameSpot/Wireless Gaming Review (2002 – 2005)
• The Source (2001 – 2003)

Editorial Positions

• Board Member, Board of Directors, American Society of Journalists and Authors (2010)
• BNet.com, Media and Technology Blogger (2009 – Present)
• About.com, Mobile Games Editor (2009 – Present)
• AARP Magazine Online: Video Game Columnist (2008 – Present)
• PlanetOut.com: Tech Columnist (2005 – 2009)
• City Link Magazine: Weekly Video Game Columnist (2004 – 2008)
• Journal, American Dietetic Association: Consulting Editor (2004), Editor (2002 – 2003)
• MSN.com: Spiritual Columnist (2001 – 2002)
• Profiles Magazine: Managing Editor (1998 – 1999)

Skills

• Clerical skills: 75 wpm, high knowledge of AP style, MS Word, MS Excel, Powerpoint
• Design products: Pagemaker, Photoshop and PageMill, QuarkXPress, Dreamweaver
• Research products and programming languages: Lexis/Nexis, HTML

Media Appearances

CNN, NPR, BBC World, G4, C-SPAN, Sirius Radio

Education

Northwestern University: Medill School of Journalism, Evanston, IL (M.S.J. in Magazine Publishing, 2000)

Oakland University: School of Arts and Science, Rochester, MI (B.A. in Journalism/Computing, 1998)

Organizations and Associations

American Society of Journalists and Authors

National Association of Black Journalists

National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association