Michael Lewis

Michael Lewis

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Michael Lewis is an award-winning author and financial journalist, known for his nonfiction work, particularly his coverage of financial crises and behavioral finance. He is a Columnist for Bloomberg View and has been Contributing Editor to Vanity Fair since 2009, writing mostly on business, finance, and economics. He is also the Creator and Host of Apple’s No.1 rated podcast Against the Rules, a searing look at what’s happened to fairness in American life through the lens of people who depend on public trust. Lewis’ bookThe Big Short” was turned into an Oscar-winning film, alongside his Oscar-nominated books-turned films The Blind Side and Moneyball. He has written for the Spectator, the New York Times Magazine, the New Yorker, Bloomberg View, Slate and Vanity Fair, among others.

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  • Lewis’ first book, Liar’s Poker, was based in part on his own experience working as a bond salesman for Salomon Brothers.

  • His other bestsellers include the 2014 Flash Boys, an incisive investigation into the underworld of global finance; and The Undoing Project on the creation of the field of behavioural economics.

  • The Fifth Risk explores Trump era America and what happens when democracy unravels, and The Premonition is a fascinating account of how a group of maverick scientists foretold the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Two of his most popular releases, The Big Short and Boomerang, are narratives set in the global financial crisis. The Big Short was made into an Oscar-winning film directed by Adam McKay. 

  • His newest No.1 New York Times bestselling book, Going Infinite, tells the story of FTX’s collapse and the enigmatic founder at its center, Sam Bankman-Fried.


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