Augie Boehm has written for The Bridge World for 25 years and the ACBL Bulletin for 35 years. He has written 10 books, including Bridge Smarts, winner of the 2016 ABTA book-of-the-year award. At 14, he won the first USA Junior Championship in Washington, D.C., 1961, partnered by Hall-of-Famer Michael Becker.

Augie is also a concert pianist, classically trained by his grandmother. He majored in music at Columbia and has performed at Carnegie Hall for 45 years. He has composed several art songs and a score for an off-off Broadway play.