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Grant Ginder

Grant Ginder

American author (born 1983)


Grant Ginder (born 1982/1983)[1] is an American novelist, academic, and former political aide.

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Background and education

Ginder grew up in Laguna Beach, California.[2] He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Fine Arts from New York University. At the latter, Ginder studied under novelists Junot Diaz and Colson Whitehead.[3]

Career

While in college, Ginder worked as an intern in the offices of U.S. Representative Loretta Sanchez.[4] Upon completing his education, Ginder served as a speechwriter for John Podesta at the Center for American Progress.[5] In 2009, he published his first novel, This is How it Starts, a story of young government employees and interns working in Washington, D.C. Politico called the novel an examination of Washington's "power elite" -- "sharply observed" and "packed with sly humor."

In 2013, Ginder published the novel Driver's Education. In a starred review, the industry publication Booklist called the book, "lively, funny, gritty, and achingly real," comparing Ginder to novelists Junot Diaz and Michael Chabon.[6] In The Boston Globe, critic Karen Campbell called the work "engaging, colorful, direct, and imaginative," and "a stirring, memorable trip."[7] The New Yorker magazine called the work "a sensitively observed story," about "lessons that bear repeating."[8] As of 2020, Ginder lives in Brooklyn, and teaches writing at New York University, his alma mater.[9]

Novels

  • This Is How It Starts. Simon & Schuster. 2009. ISBN 9781416599944.
  • Driver's Education. Simon & Schuster. 2013. ISBN 9781439187357.
  • The People We Hate at the Wedding. Flatiron Books. 2017. ISBN 9781250095206.
  • Honestly, We Meant Well. Flatiron Books. 2019. ISBN 9781250143150.
  • Let's Not Do That Again. Flatiron Books. 2022. ISBN 9781250243775.

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