Lawrence Tabak has been writing for publication since his student days at The University of Iowa where his early work appeared in The Des Moines Register, The Iowan, The Cedar Rapids Gazette and World Tennis Magazine. He has written for numerous regional and national publications including Salon.com, themillions.com, Fast Company, the in-flight magazines for American and United, Forbes.com, The New York Times, Tennis Magazine, Delacorte Review, and The Atlantic Monthly. His Foxconned book began as a series of investigative stories for Belt Magazine, The American Prospect and Madison's Capital Times. The Belt stories received a "Best of 2017" recognition from Longreads.com His 2014 novel IN REAL LIFE told the story of a young computer gaming prodigy and his journey into professional esports. He is the father of two sons. He and his wife Diane live in Madison, Wisconsin.