 Siegel has been the book critic for "The Nation", art critic for "Slate", television critic for and senior editor of "The New Republic", staff writer for "Talk" magazine, staff writer for "Harper's", contributing writer for the "Los Angeles Times Book Review", associate editor of "Raritan", senior columnist for "The Daily Beast", and weekly columnist for "The New York Observer".In 2011 Siegel served as one of three judges for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award.He is the author of seven books