Neal Thompson is a journalist and the author of six acclaimed nonfiction books, including The First Kennedys, A Curious Man, Driving with the Devil, and the memoir Kickflip Boys. A former newspaper reporter, his work has appeared in New York Times, the Washington Post, Esquire, Outside, Men’s Health, Vanity Fair, the Wall Street Journal and more. He has appeared on NPR, PBS, The Daily Show, CNN, The History Channel, Fox and ESPN. He also writes a crime fiction and cocktails newsletter, Blood & Whiskey.