Patrick Bringley is the New York Times bestselling author of All the Beauty in the World, named one of the best books of the year by the New York Public Library, the Financial Times, Audible, the Sunday Times (London), and others. The book, a memoir, recounts his decade working as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Patrick has performed All the Beauty in the World as a one-man play, which premiered at the Charleston Literary Festival and was directed by Dominic Dromgoole, formerly the artistic director of the Globe Theatre in London. The New York Times published a feature on the play, which is likely to see more productions — stay tuned. Patrick leads public and private tours of the Met and lectures at museums and other venues around the world, including the National Gallery of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the University of Virginia, the Saint Louis Art Museum, the National Arts Club, and the Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature in Dubai. All the Beauty in the World is in its tenth printing in hardcover and, upon its paperback release, was named Barnes & Noble’s nonfiction pick of the month for November 2024. It’s been published in translated editions around the world and is a number one national bestseller in South Korea. Patrick lives with his wife and children in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. All the Beauty in the World is his first book.