William Souder is an American journalist and author who won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography in 2021 for his book Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck.[1] His book Under a Wild Sky: John James Audubon and the Making of The Birds of America was the finalist for Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography.[2] His book On A Farther Shore was listed in New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2012[3] and Top 25 Best Non-Fiction book in 2012 by Kirkus Reviews.[4][5][6][7][8]