Ben Markovits

Ben Markovits is an American writer who has lived in London, Austin, and Berlin. He has published numerous novels, including the acclaimed "Playing Days" trilogy and "You Don't Have to Live Like This," which was a New York Times Notable Book. His work often explores themes of ambition, family dynamics, and American identity with psychological depth and narrative sophistication. Markovits played professional basketball in Germany before turning to writing full-time. He has taught creative writing at the University of London and Royal Holloway, and his fiction has been praised for its intelligence, empathy, and precise observation of contemporary life.