Grant Ginder

Grant Ginder
Born Grant Ginder
1983
Laguna Beach, California
Occupation Novelist
Nationality American
Period 2009–present
Genre Fiction
Notable works Driver's Education (2013)
Website
grantginder.wordpress.com

Grant Ginder is an American author.

Background and education

Ginder, born in 1983[1] and raised in Laguna Beach, California,[2] 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 with novelists Junot Diaz and Colson Whitehead.[3]

Career

While in college, Ginder worked as intern in the offices of California representative Loretta Sanchez.[4] Upon completing his education, Ginder served as 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. The 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]

In the summer of 2016, Ginder published his third novel, "The People We Hate at the Wedding."

References

  1. ↑ Chris Rovzar, "Grant Ginder Will Drink Whatever Is on Top of the Fridge," New York Magazine, 3 June 2009.
  2. ↑ Peter Larsen, "Author from O.C. hits the road with 'Driver's Education: A Novel,'" The Orange Country Register,"18 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Chris Rozvar, Grant Ginder on His New Novel, Driver’s Education, the Value of an M.F.A., and Writing an Immortal Cat Named Mrs. Dalloway," Vanity Fair, 8 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Washington Examiner, "Pick and Roll: A Brief Peak Behind TMZ's Curtain," 4 March 2008.
  5. ↑ Andie Collier, "John Podesta speechwriter tries his hand at fiction," Politico, 5 May 2009.
  6. ↑ Booklist, Driver's Education, November 1, 2012.
  7. ↑ Karen Campbell, "‘Driver’s Education’ by Grant Ginder," The Boston Globe, 7 January 2013.
  8. ↑ The New Yorker, "Driver's Education," 4 March 2013.

Works

  • This is How it Starts (2009)
  • Driver's Education (2013)
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