Neal is a former journalist and the author of four nonfiction books, most recently "A Curious Man: The Strange & Brilliant Life of Robert ‘Believe It or Not’ Ripley" (a PEN Center USA Literary Award finalist in nonfiction). Neal has appeared on NPR, PBS, The Daily Show, CNN, The History Channel, ESPN, and more, and has written for Outside, Esquire, Men’s Health, and Sports Illustrated. He previously taught creative nonfiction at the University of North Carolina’s Great Smokies Writing Program. Since 2011 Neal has worked at  Amazon, where he managed Amazon’s Best Books of the Month program and launched the Amazon Book Review blog. He is currently Amazon's Director of Author Relations, where he oversees the Amazon Literary Partnership (grant funding for authors and literary nonprofits), the Amazon Author Insights blog, and outreach to the writing community. Neal’s next book is a memoir about skateboarding, teen boys, fatherhood - and pot.