Michael Lewis

Michael Lewis

Michael Lewis (Michael Monroe Lewis) was born on October 15th, 1960 and is currently 65 years old. Michael Lewis was born in New Orleans, USA.

Michael Lewis is known for writing in the Non-Fiction genre.

Michael Lewis has written 24 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 1989 with the book Liar's Poker. The most recently released was Going Infinite which was released in 2023. There are no upcoming non-fiction books by Michael at this time.

Michael Lewis: Awards & Accolades

Lewis' book, The Blind Side won the Alex Awards, Best Book, in 2007.

Michael Lewis books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Nonfiction, in 2011. Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Business Books, in 2014. Flight or Fright was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Horror, in 2018. The Premonition was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Nonfiction, in 2021. Going Infinite was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best History and Biography, in 2023.

Michael Lewis: Lists & Other Mentions

• Liar's Poker was a New York Times: #1 Nonfiction Best Seller in 1990.
• Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt was a New York Times: #1 Nonfiction Best Seller in 2014.
• Going Infinite was a New York Times: #1 Nonfiction Best Seller in 2023.
• Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game has made several lists including:
  1. The Guardian: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century Section in 2019.
  2. Amazon US: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2014.
  3. New York Public Library: 125 Books We Love for Adults Selection in 2020.
  4. TES Magazine: Teacher's Favourite Books List Selection in 2013.
  5. GQ: The 50 Best Books of Literary Journalism Selection in 2021.
• was a President Obama: Summer Reading List Selection in 2025.

Michael Lewis: TV/Movies Based on Books

In 2011, the novel Moneyball was made into a movie. Starring Brad Pitt as Billy Beane and Jonah Hill as his assistant, it is generally accepted as one of the greatest baseball movies that have ever been made. The film was directed by Bennett Miller from a screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin. It was a critical success, earning nominations for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor.

Another sports book by Lewis was turned into a film, 2009's The Blind Side. The film starred Sandra Bullock as Leigh Anne Tuohy, Tim McGraw as Sean Tuohy, and Quinton Aaron as Michael Oher. The movie was a big hit at the box office with a $309 million dollar gross. The performance of Sandra Bullock was highly praised and lead to her winning the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role.

Bullock actually turned down the role originally as she did not believe that she could play a devout Christian. However, after meeting with the real Leigh Anne Tuhoy she decided that she could. She ended up taking a pay cut from her normal rate in exchange for a cut of the profits. That seemingly worked out well for her as the film was a major success.

The Big Short was the third book by Lewis to be made into a film. The film was directed by Adam McKay and had an all-star cast, including Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt. The movie uses many unconvential storytelling techniques including multiple breaks of the fourth wall in order to explain some of the more complicated aspects of the financial collapse that the movie portrays.

The movie was a financial and critical success. It earned multiple award nominations and the screenplay for the film won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. The Big Short was also extremely historically accurate as they didn't do much if any dramatization of the book's events.

Related Authors

Fans of Michael Lewis also enjoy these authors:

1. Steven D. Levitt, author of the Freakonomics Series.
2. Walter Isaacson, author of: Steve Jobs.
3. Peter Heller, author of: The River.
4. Jon Krakauer, author of: Into the Wild.
5. Pat Conroy, author of: The Prince of Tides.
6. Rebecca Skloot, author of: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
7. Patrick Radden Keefe, author of: Say Nothing.
8. Susan Orlean, author of the Susan Orlean Library Science Books.
9. Daniel James Brown, author of: The Boys in the Boat.
10. Brené Brown, author of: The Gifts of Imperfection.

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