David Wann is a coauthor of Affluenza and the author of Simple Prosperity, The New Normal, and other books. He has produced twenty-five documentaries, several of which have won awards. He worked for ten years at the US EPA as a communicator, winning a bronze medal for journalism. A one-time columnist for The Denver Post and Colorado Country Life, Wann won the Timothy Wirth award for writing and filmmaking. His books have also won awards from IPPY, Knight-Ridder, Nautilus, Colorado Center for the Book, and others. Wann co-designed the cohousing neighborhood he lives in and coordinates the community garden.