Christopher Hitchens was a journalist and the author of twenty books, including the international bestselling book God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything. He was a regular contributor to Vanity Fair, The Atlantic Monthly, and Slate. His writing has also appeared in the Weekly Standard, the National Review, and The Independent, and he has made television appearances on The Daily Show, Charlie Rose, and Real Time with Bill Maher.

Hitchens was named one of the world’s "Top 100 Public Intellectuals" by Foreign Policy and Britain's Prospect. He recently wrote a memoir, Hitch-22.