Evan Wright is the New York Times bestselling author of Generation Kill, recently an HBO miniseries, which he co- wrote. A contributing editor to Vanity Fair, he has also written for Rolling Stone, The New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times, among numerous other publications. He is the recipient of two National Magazine Awards for reporting and profile writing, and for Generation Kill he received a Los Angeles Times Book Award, J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, PEN Literary Award, and a General Wallace M. Greene Jr. Award.