Michael Levin

Michael Graubart Levin is an American author, ghostwriter, and playwright. He is the author of fiction and nonfiction books including Journey to Tradition, The Socratic Method, Settling the Score, and Alive and Kicking.

Early life and education Levin graduated from Amherst College in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Ancient Greek. He later earned a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 1985.

Career Levin began his writing career as a novelist and nonfiction author. His 1985 book Journey to Tradition: The Odyssey of a Born-Again Jew was reviewed in Tradition: A Journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought and Publishers Weekly.

His novel The Socratic Method, published by Simon & Schuster, received reviews in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The New Yorker, and Law & Social Inquiry. Publishers Weekly also reviewed his novel Settling the Score. His 1994 novel Alive and Kicking was reviewed by The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and Publishers Weekly.

Levin later worked as a ghostwriter and book collaborator, including on books with Dave Winfield, Pat Summerall, Howard Bragman, John Hope Bryant, and Angela Harrelson. He founded the ghostwriting company BusinessGhost and sold the firm in 2018. His novel Janine and Alex, Alex and Janine was adapted into the 2000 television film Model Behavior, which aired on ABC's The Wonderful World of Disney.

In 2023, Levin launched Jewish Leaders Books, an imprint focused on books by Jewish nonprofit and communal leaders.

Stage work Levin wrote and performed a one-man show, Jenny Loves Me (originally titled The Mom Show), staged in Boston and New York City between 2021 and 2024.

In 2025, his musical Sober Songs premiered Off-Broadway at Theatre Row in New York City.

Selected works

Sole author Journey to Tradition: The Odyssey of a Born-Again Jew. Jersey City: Ktav Publishing House. 1985. . The Socratic Method. New York: Simon & Schuster. 1987. . Settling the Score. New York: Simon & Schuster. 1990. . Alive and Kicking. New York: St. Martin's Press. 1994. . What Every Jew Needs to Know About God. Jersey City: Ktav Publishing House. 1997. . Complete Idiot's Guide to Your Civil Liberties. New York: Alpha Books. 2003. . Gutenberg to Google: The Rise and Fall of Books. Dallas: Brown Books. 2011. The Meaning of Your Life: Writing a Book About What Matters Most to You. New York: Meaning Company. 2024. .

As co-author or collaborator Levin, Michael; Winfield, Dave (2007). Dropping the Ball: Baseball's Troubles and How We Can and Must Solve Them. New York: Scribner. Levin, Michael; Christie, Doug; Christie, Jackie (2007). No Ordinary Love: A True Story of Marriage and Basketball. Infinite Love Publishing. . Levin, Michael; Garcia, Joaquin (2008). Making Jack Falcone: An Undercover FBI Agent Takes Down a Mafia Family. New York: Touchstone. . Levin, Michael; Abraham, Jay (2009). The Sticking Point Solution: 9 Ways to Move Your Business from Stagnation to Growth. New York: Vanguard Press. . Levin, Michael; Bragman, Howard (2009). Where's My Fifteen Minutes?. New York: Portfolio. . Levin, Michael; Summerall, Pat (2010). Giants: What I Learned About Life from Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. . Levin, Michael; Hennings, Chad (2010). Rules of Engagement: Finding Faith and Purpose in a Disconnected World. Nashville: FaithWords. . Levin, Michael; Myers, Chris (2012). NASCAR Nation: How Racing's Values Mirror America's. New York: Random House. . Levin, Michael; Druck, Ken (2012). The Real Rules of Life: Balancing Life's Terms with Your Own. Carlsbad: Hay House. . Levin, Michael; Oliphant, David (2012). When All Else Fails, Sell!. New York: Reader's Digest Books. . Levin, Michael; Neesly, Carey (2013). Welcome Home Mama and Boris. New York: Reader's Digest. . Levin, Michael; Pannell, Jack (2017). Lunch Money Can't Shoot. New York: Morgan James Fiction. . Levin, Michael; Harrelson, Angela (2022). Lift Your Voice: How My Nephew George Floyd's Murder Changed the World. New York: Post Hill Press. Levin, Michael; Bryant, John (2002). Banking on Our Future. Boston: Beacon Press. .