Douglas Preston is a New York Times–bestselling author of thirty-six books of both fiction and nonfiction. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1956, and grew up in the suburb of Wellesley. He studied English literature at Pomona College in Claremont, California, before he began his career at the American Museum of Natural History as an editor, writer, and manager of publications. He also taught nonfiction writing at Princeton University. Today, Preston largely writes fiction, co-authoring the Agent Pendergast series of thrillers with Lincoln Child. His novel Jennie was adapted into film by Disney in 2001. However, he continues to write about archaeology and anthropology for the New Yorker. Preston currently serves as president of the Authors Guild.