Bestselling author and financial journalist Michael Lewis is known for his ability to uncover compelling narratives within complex systems. Born in New Orleans and educated at Princeton University and the London School of Economics, Lewis began his career as a bond salesman at Salomon Brothers, an experience that inspired his first book, Liar’s Poker (1989). He has written numerous acclaimed works including Moneyball, The Big Short, and The Fifth Risk (2018), which explored the transition between the Obama and Trump administrations and the critical work of federal agencies. The Fifth Risk spent 14 weeks on The New York Times nonfiction bestseller list and was adapted for a Netflix series. Lewis continues to contribute to Vanity Fair and is known for making complicated subjects accessible through character-driven storytelling.

As a staff writer at The New Yorker, Casey Cep combines literary journalism with rigorous historical research. After graduating from Harvard University with a degree in English, Cep earned an M. Phil in theology at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. Her first book, Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee (2019), became a New York Times bestseller and was selected by President Barack Obama as one of his favorite books of 2019.