Michael Wolff is an American author, essayist, journalist, and a columnist and contributor to USA Today. He has received two National Magazine Awards, a Mirror Award, and has authored seven books. In January 2018, Wolff’s book Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House was published, containing unflattering descriptions of behaviour by U.S. President Donald Trump, chaotic interactions among the White House senior staff, and derogatory comments about the Trump family by former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon. After being released on January 5, the book quickly became a New York Times number one bestseller.