Ty Bannerman is a writer living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His work has appeared in the American Literary Review, New Mexico Magazine, Atlas Obscura, Eater, The Bite and the Midway Journal. While working at the Weekly Alibi, Albuquerque’s former alternative newspaper, he served at various times as food editor, features editor and managing editor. He co-hosts a podcast, City on the Edge, which discusses Albuquerque and New Mexico history, as well as a YouTube channel, Meet Me In Dreamland, which documents American history as reflected in its amusement parks and attractions. His book, Nuclear Family, is scheduled for publication by the University of New Mexico Press in Spring of 2026.