Mickey Rapkin

Mickey Rapkin, previously a senior editor at GQ, is a monthly columnist at Elle magazine and a contributing editor to Bon Appetit. His first book, "Pitch Perfect," about the competitive world of collegiate a cappella groups, was published by Gotham Books in 2008 and immediately optioned by Universal. The film adaptation, starring Oscar-nominee Anna Kendrick ("Up in the Air") and Rebel Wilson ("Bridesmaids"), was produced by Elizabeth Banks ("The Hunger Games") and is due in theaters on October 5, 2012. Rapkin's second book, "Theater Geek," was published by Free Press in 2010 and was featured on CBS Sunday Morning and in Vanity Fair. For seven years, Rapkin was a senior editor at GQ magazine. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly and Details.