Ben Mezrich

Ben Mezrich is an American author known for his dramatic narrative style that transforms real events into gripping, cinematic stories. He specializes in technology, finance, and high-stakes environments where logic intersects with human emotion. His research draws from interviews, documents, and firsthand accounts, crafting nonfiction that reads like a novel. Mezrich is also the author of Bringing Down the House, which inspired the film 21, and his work has repeatedly bridged literature with Hollywood adaptations—most notably The Accidental Billionaires, which became the basis for the Oscar-winning film The Social Network. His writing invites readers to step into the hidden worlds behind innovation, exposing not just what happened, but how it felt to the people inside it.