New York native Michael Tulipan has covered travel destinations, winemakers and distillers for outlets including The New York Times, Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast, Organic Wine Journal, Chilled Magazine, AM NY and The Huffington Post, among others. He is also the editor of TheSavvyExplorer.com.

As a producer and production executive, he has worked for The Travel Channel, A&E, The History Channel and online video network iNEXTV.com. A political junkie, he founded and co-hosted the progressive podcast OutrageRadio and edited its sister website OutrageNation.com. Along with his co-host, Michael was featured in Move On's "50 Ways to Love Your Country."

Michael holds a BFA in Film & Television from New York University. After Empire is his first novel.