George Packer (born 1960) is a novelist, journalist and editor. His essays and articles have appeared in The Nation, Harper's, The New York Times, and other publications. As of the early 2000s, he is a staff writer for The New Yorker and a columnist for Mother Jones.

Books by Packer

• 1988 The Village of Waiting
• 1991 The Half Man
• 1998 Central Square
• 2000 Blood of the Liberals
• 2003 The Fight is for Democracy