Jack El-Hai writes nonfiction books, longform narratives, podcasts, and the free monthly Damn History newsletter for writers and readers of popular history. He covers medicine, history, science, and crime.
Among his published books are The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, The Lobotomist, The Lost Brothers, and Face in the Mirror. His articles have appeared in Smithsonian, The Atlantic, GQ, Wired, Scientific American, The Washington Post Magazine, and many other publications.
Several of Jack’s nonfiction works have been optioned for the screen and the stage, including The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, which has been adapted as the movie Nuremberg, starring Russell Crowe and Rami Malek.
Jack is a past president of the American Society of Journalists and Authors and a past board chair of the Loft Literary Center. He lives in Minneapolis.