William Novak, who was born in 1948, has written or coauthored more than two dozen books, including Lee Iacocca's, Tip O'Neill's, Nancy Reagan's, the Mayflower Madam's, Oliver North's, Magic Johnson's, and Tim Russert's bestselling memoirs. He and Moshe Waldoks are coeditors of The Great Book of Jewish Comedy. He and his wife, Linda, have three grown kids, all of whom are authors, and they live in the Boston area.