Hello, I’m Michael Rubens. I’m an Emmy-nominated producer and correspondent for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, and I have four published novels.

I’ve also been a producer for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and for a very brief period I was employed as The World’s Least Effective Bouncer.

My 2012 novel Sons of the 613 was selected by Kirkus Reviews, YALSA, and Tablet Magazine as one of the best books of the year, and received a rare perfect 10 from VOYA. Stephen Colbert called my first novel, The Sheriff of Yrnameer, “A science fiction book your grandmother will love — if she’s a lustful, violent lady.” My third novel, The Bad Decisions Playlist, was optioned by Fox for a TV series, and my fourth novel, Emily and the Spellstone, is out now. My writing has also appeared in places like The New Yorker’s Daily Shouts, Salon, and McSweeney’s.

I’m represented by John Silbersack at the Bent Agency for book stuff, and Mary Pender at UTA for other stuff.

Follow me on Twitter, where I sometimes say divisive things, and Instagram, where I mostly post nice photos.