What is this place?
Welcome, Fam!
You’ve reached Field Research, an email newsletter by Amran Gowani featuring informative and entertaining takes at the intersection of art, business, and culture.
WTF is an Amran Gowani?
Me!
I’m a mad scientist turned corporate mercenary turned totally well-adjusted author. My debut novel Leverage — a propulsive, darkly satirical, and grimly topical Wall Street thriller — will be published by Simon & Schuster on August 19, 2025.
I’m happy for you, but what’s in this for me?
Good question!
With my unique background spanning Academia, Corporate America, and Wall Street, I’ll help you:
Decipher the worlds of business, economics, and finance
Decide which books, movies, podcasts, television shows, and video games are worth your precious time and attention
Impress your friends at cocktail parties and dunk on your enemies at HOA meetings
Stay sane in a world gone mad
Sounds interesting. Do I have to pay for this?
Nope.
Are you gonna ask me to pay for this?
Nope.
Okay, wow, I’m in then.
Excellent!
But, um, I feel like our relationship is a little one-sided, actually. Is there anything I can do to support you, a fellow human?
That’s very thoughtful.
To add a hella fun novel to your library and keep my authorial career viable, you can pre-order Leverage at your preferred book purveyor: Amazon || Barnes & Noble || Books-A-Million || Bookshop.org || Target.
Done. Anything else?
Sit back, relax, and brace for madness.
