Nathaniel Eliason was born in Washington, DC, and studied philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University. Since 2013, his work has been read by millions of people and spun out multiple businesses ranging from a marketing agency to a tea café . His first book, Crypto Confidential, chronicled his journey through the cryptocurrency mania of 2021-2022. Husk is his first novel. Nat lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and three daughters.