Bob Batchelor is a cultural historian and noted expert on contemporary American culture, history, and biography. His books include Stan Lee: A Life; Stan Lee: The Man Behind Marvel, Young Reader’s Edition; and Roadhouse Blues: Morrison, the Doors, and the Death Days of the Sixties. He is a three-time winner of the IPA Book Award. Batchelor’s work has been featured by the New York Times, Cincinnati Enquirer, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, PopMatters, The Conversation, and Time. Batchelor is creator/host of the podcast John Updike: American Writer, American Life and has appeared as an on-air commentator for The National Geographic Channel, PBS NewsHour, BBC, PBS, and NPR. Batchelor is an assistant professor at Coastal Carolina University and resides in Conway, SC.