Shaun Assael is an award-winning author, magazine writer, and producer.
Hi, and welcome to my website.
My latest book, Dig Me A Grave, is a true crime collaboration with Dick Harpootlian, the defense attorney for Alex Murdaugh.
My others include The Murder of Sonny Liston, which re-examined the Las Vegas death of the heavyweight champion of the world, and Steroid Nation, which chronicled my decade-long reporting into America’s performance-enhancing drug underground as a senior writer and investigations correspondent for ESPN.
In film, I co-executive produced the Showtime documentary Pariah, which is based on my book. My podcast work includes a three-part series on the life of Wilt Chamberlain, which I adapted from my award-winning piece in Politico Magazine. You can find both here on the site.
I was honored to help Fox News personality Jessica Tarlov with her new book, I Disagree, due from Random House in Sept. 2026. My next project is a detective novel set in the early 19th Century. Look for it in 2027.
