Michael Lewis—whose former life as a bond salesman for Salomon Brothers famously inspired him to publish his first book, Liar’s Poker—has said that he never imagined he’d be a writer. Yet he’s had a career most writers imagine but rarely achieve, from magazine journalism to best-selling books such as Moneyball, The Blind Side, and The Big Short.
Most recently, like the rest of the world, Lewis shifted his focus to the pandemic. Doing what he does best, he unearthed the compelling untold story of a group of medical visionaries who could have helped stop the pandemic’s ugly spread. The result, The Premonition, which releases in paperback next week, is as much nonfiction thriller as it is a cautionary tale. Though Lewis claims books will always be his true love, he has flexed his muscles in the podcasting sphere too; the third season of Against the Rules, also releasing next week, will focus on what he calls “America’s expert problem.”
