Sopan Deb is a playwright, author and writer for The New York Times, where his topics have included sports and culture. He is the author of the novel Keya Das’s Second Act, and the memoir, Missed Translations: Meeting The Immigrant Parents Who Raised Me. Before joining the Times, Deb covered Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign as a campaign embed for CBS News. His work has previously appeared on NBC, The Boston Globe and Al Jazeera America. His play “The Good Name” was workshopped at New York Stage and Film and named a finalist for Dayton Playhouse’s 2025 Future Fest.