Abraham Josephine Riesman

Abraham Josephine Riesman (born 1985) is an American reporter and essayist based in Providence, Rhode Island. She is the author of two biographies, True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee (2021), and Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America (2023).

Background and education
Riesman was born and raised in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. She graduated from Harvard College in 2008 with a degree in Social Studies. After college, she moved to New York City, where she contributed to a variety of publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal.

Career
In 2017, Riesman published her first book, True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee. The book is a biography of Stan Lee, the comic book writer, editor, and publisher who is best known for creating Marvel Comics superheroes such as Spider-Man, the X-Men, and the Hulk.

Riesman's second book, Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America, was published in 2023. The book is a biography of Vince McMahon, the professional wrestling promoter who is the chairman and CEO of WWE. Ringmaster was a New York Times bestseller, and was described in the New York Times as "magisterial."

Riesman has contributed as a freelance journalist and essayist to numerous publications, including New York Magazine, The Washington Post, Slate, and The Daily Beast.

Personal life
Riesman is transgender and uses she/her/hers pronouns. She is married to the journalist S.I. Rosenbaum. They live in Providence, Rhode Island.