Ty Bannerman

Ty Bannerman’s essays and articles have 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. He has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize for his writing. His latest book, Nuclear Family: A Memoir of the Atomic West, was published in Spring of 2026 by the University of New Mexico Press.