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D.B. Grady

D.B. Grady

D.B. Grady is a former paratrooper with U.S. Army Special Operations Command and a veteran of Afghanistan. He is a novelist and essayist, and can be found online at dbgrady.com. More

D.B. Grady is currently co-authoring Secrets: What You Need to Know About What You're Not Supposed to Know with Marc Ambinder of National Journal. His first novel, Red Planet Noir, won the 2010 Indie Book Award for Science Fiction. He has written for American Thinker, Real Clear World, National Journal, Boys' Life, and several regional and online publications. He is a regular radio commentator.

Grady is a member of the Authors Guild and National Writers Union. He is represented by Janet Reid of FinePrint Literary Management.

He is a graduate of Louisiana State University with a degree in computer science and lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with his wife and family.
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