Ben Mezrich (/ˈmɛzrɪk/ MEZ-rik; born February 7, 1969) is an American author. He has written well-known non-fiction books, including The Accidental Billionaires and The Antisocial Network, which have been turned into the films The Social Networkand Dumb Money, respectively. Some of his books have been written under the pen name Holden Scott.