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David W. Brown
Born
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Notable work
  • Red Planet Noir
  • Deep State: Inside the Government Secrecy Industry
  • The Command: Deep Inside the President's Secret Army
Awards2010 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Science Fiction

David W. Brown is an American author from New Orleans, Louisiana.[1] He is a regular contributor to The Atlantic,[2] The New York Times,[3] and Scientific American.[4]

Career as an author

His work generally concerns the American space program. In 2016, he signed a publishing contract with HarperCollins to write a book titled The Mission, about NASA's Europa exploration program.[5][6] Previously, he co-authored Deep State: Inside the Government Secrecy Industry and The Command: Deep Inside the President's Secret Army with The Atlantic editor Marc Ambinder.[7] Both books were published by John Wiley & Sons. His first book, Red Planet Noir, won the 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Science Fiction.[8]

In 2019, he signed a second publishing contract with HarperCollins to write a memoir about an expedition to Antarctica that he joined.[9]

Brown is a former U.S. Army paratrooper[10] and a veteran of Afghanistan.[11] He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from University of Arkansas at Monticello and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Louisiana State University.[12]

Published works

  • Brown, David W. (November 10, 2020). The Mission (1st ed.). HarperCollins, New York. ISBN 978-0-0626544-2-7.
  • Ambinder, Marc; Grady, D.B. (April 9, 2013). Deep State: Inside the Government Secrecy Industry (1st ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken. ISBN 978-1-118-14668-2.
  • Ambinder, Marc; Grady, D.B. (February 7, 2012). The Command: Deep Inside the President's Secret Army (1st ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken. ISBN 978-1-118-34672-3.
  • Grady, D.B. (December 2, 2009). Red Planet Noir (1st ed.). Brown Street Press, Lexington. ISBN 978-0-9641674-3-8.

References

  1. ^ Official Author Profile at HarperCollins Publishers
  2. ^ The Atlantic Author Page for The Atlantic
  3. ^ Muck Rack Verified Author Portfolio at Muck Rack
  4. ^ Scientific American Author Page for Scientific American
  5. ^ Rachel Deahl (June 3, 2016). "Book Deals: Week of June 6, 2016". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  6. ^ The Mission Official Book Page for The Mission
  7. ^ "D B Grady". amazon.com. Retrieved December 15, 2018. D.B. Grady is the pseudonym of author David W. Brown.
  8. ^ Next Generation Indie Book Award Official Website Archived July 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Indie Book Award Winner
  9. ^ Rachel Deahl (September 20, 2019). "Book Deals: Week of September 23, 2019". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  10. ^ Guy Raz (March 13, 2011). "Understanding No-Fly Zones And Their Implications". National Public Radio. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  11. ^ David W. Brown (September 1, 2009). "Afghanistan: The McChrystal Assessment". The Atlantic. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  12. ^ Goodreads Author Biography Cites biographical data on his Goodreads profile

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