Grant Ginder

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 Díaz 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 called the work "a sensitively observed story," about "lessons that bear repeating."^[8] As of 2026^[update], Ginder lives in Brooklyn, and teaches writing at New York University, his alma mater.^[9]

• 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.
• So Old, So Young. Simon & Schuster. 2026. ISBN 9781668051771.

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