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⚫ '''Richard Grant''' is a freelance British travel writer based in Arizona.<ref name=bio>, Richard Grant website.</ref> He was born in Malaysia, lived in Kuwait as a boy and then moved to London.<ref name=bio/> He went to school in ] and received a history degree from ].<ref name=bio/> After graduation he worked as a security guard, a janitor, a house painter and a club DJ before moving to America where he lived a nomadic life in the American West,<ref name=bio/> eventually settling in Tucson, Arizona as a base from which to travel.<ref name=bio/> He supported himself by writing articles for '']'', '']'' and '']'', among others.<ref name=bio/>
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'''Richard Grant''' (born 1963) is a freelance British travel writer and memoirist based in Arizona.<ref name="Grant" />
==Life and career==
⚫ He was born in Malaysia, lived in Kuwait as a boy and then moved to London.<ref name="Grant"/> He went to school in ] and received a history degree from ].<ref name="Grant"/> After graduation, he worked as a security guard, a janitor, a house painter and a club DJ before moving to America where he lived a nomadic life in the American West,<ref name="Grant"/> eventually settling in Tucson, Arizona, as a base from which to travel.<ref name="Grant"/> He supported himself by writing articles for '']'', '']'' and '']'', among others.<ref name="Grant"/> Grant and girlfriend Mariah, moved to New York City briefly, before relocation to ] in August 2012. They got married there, then moved to ] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last=Beaugez |first=Jim |title=Richard Grant Returns To Pluto |work=] |date=December 3, 2016 |access-date=April 15, 2022 |url=https://mississippitoday.org/2016/12/03/return-to-pluto/}}</ref> As of 2022, Richard Grant is again living in Tucson.<ref name="Grant">{{cite web |last=Grant |first=Richard |title=Biography |work=Richard Grant website |date= |access-date=2024-10-01 |url=http://richardlgrant.com/biography/}}</ref>


Grant's first book ''American Nomads'' (2003, UK: ''Ghost Riders'') looks at ]ism and people who choose to live on the road in America.<ref name=bio/> It won the 2004 ].<ref name=bio/> Grant wrote the script for a BBC documentary called ''Ghost Riders'', based in part on the book, which aired in the fall of 2011. Grant's first book ''American Nomads'' (2003, UK: ''Ghost Riders'') looks at ]ism and people who choose to live on the road in America.<ref name="Grant"/> It won the 2004 ].<ref name="Grant"/> Grant wrote the script for a BBC documentary called ''American Nomads'', based in part on the book, which aired in the fall of 2011.


His next book ''God's Middle Finger'' (UK: ''Bandit Roads'', 2008) is about the lawless region of the ] mountains in northwestern Mexico in which Grant traveled.<ref name=bio/> It was nominated for the 2009 ]. Grant co-wrote a screenplay about the Mexican border with ] and ] entitled ''Tres Huevos/A Burning Thing''.<ref name=bio/> ''God's Middle Finger'' (UK: ''Bandit Roads'', 2008) is about the lawless region of the ] mountains in northwestern Mexico through which Grant travelled.<ref name="Grant"/> It was nominated for the 2009 ]. Grant co-wrote a screenplay about the Mexican border with Johnny Ferguson and Ruben Ruiz entitled ''Tres Huevos/A Burning Thing''.<ref name="Grant"/>


His third book ''Crazy River: Exploration and Folly in East Africa'' (2011) is about Grant's travels in harrowing situations around East Africa, including an attempt at the first descent of the ] in ]. ''Crazy River: Exploration and Folly in East Africa'' (2011) is about Grant's travels in harrowing situations around East Africa, including an attempt at the first descent of the ] in ].

''Dispatches from Pluto'', released in October 2015, describes his move to ], with his then girlfriend Mariah, and their life and impressions about the Mississippi Delta.<ref name="Zoellner">{{cite web |last=Zoellner |first=Tom |author-link=Tom Zoellner |title=Travel: 'Dispatches From Pluto,' 'Driving Hungry' and More |work=] |date=November 30, 2015 |access-date=December 13, 2015 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/books/review/travel-dispatches-from-pluto-driving-hungry-and-more.html}}</ref> ] in the ''New York Times'' observed "Grant's British accent doubtlessly served him well, allowing him to move through the tradition-bound society of the Mississippi Delta like a neutron, without obvious allegiances or biases."<ref name="Zoellner"/> It was the best-selling book in Mississippi for two years and won a Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize.<ref name="Fox-Smith">{{cite web |last=Fox-Smith |first=James |title=A Deeper South Still |work=Country Roads Magazine |date=September 1, 2020 |access-date=April 15, 2022 |url=https://countryroadsmagazine.com/art-and-culture/literature/deepest-south-of-all/}}</ref>

''The Deepest South of All: True Stories from Natchez, Mississippi'', sought to explore the contradictions and eccentricities of a complex city.<ref name="Fox-Smith" />

''A Race to the Bottom of Crazy: Dispatches from Arizona'' (2024) is about Grant's return to Arizona with his wife Maria. It is a mix of memoir, research, and reporting about Arizona's culture of individualism and anecdotal stories.<ref>{{cite web |last=Downs |first=Michael |title=Arizona! You Won’t Believe It! |work=] |date=September 26, 2024 |access-date=2024-10-01 |url=https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/arizona-you-wont-believe-it/ }}</ref>


==Bibliography== ==Bibliography==
*''American Nomads: Travels with Lost Conquistadors, Mountain Men, Cowboys, Indians, Hoboes, Truckers, and Bullriders'', (2003) *''American Nomads: Travels with Lost Conquistadors, Mountain Men, Cowboys, Indians, Hoboes, Truckers, and Bullriders'', (2003)
*''God's Middle Finger: Into the Lawless Heart of the Sierra Madre'' (2008) * (2008)<ref>{{cite newspaper|author=Wheeler, Sara|author-link=Sara Wheeler|title=review of ''Bandit Roads: Into the Lawless Heart of Mexico'' by Richard Grant|newspaper=The Guardian|date=20 June 2008|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/jun/21/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview21}}</ref>
* (2011)<ref>{{cite newspaper|author=Segal, Victoria|title=review of ''Crazy River'' by Richard Grant|newspaper=The Guardian|date=1 February 2013|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/feb/01/crazy-river-richard-grant-review}}</ref>
*''Crazy River: Exploration and Folly in East Africa'' (2011)
*''Dispatches from Pluto: Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta'' (2015)
*''The Deepest South of All: True Stories from Natchez, Mississippi'' (2020)
*''A Race to the Bottom of Crazy: Dispatches from Arizona'' (2024)


==References== ==References==
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*. review of ''Ghost Riders: Travels with American Nomads'' in '']'', February 2, 2003; Page 17 *. review of ''Ghost Riders: Travels with American Nomads'' in '']'', February 2, 2003; Page 17
*, review of ''God's Middle Finger: Into the Lawless Heart of the Sierra Madre'' in '']'', March 30, 2008; Page BW04 *, review of ''God's Middle Finger: Into the Lawless Heart of the Sierra Madre'' in '']'', March 30, 2008; Page BW04
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Latest revision as of 19:01, 15 December 2024

British travel writer For other people named Richard Grant, see Richard Grant.

Richard Grant (born 1963) is a freelance British travel writer and memoirist based in Arizona.

Life and career

He was born in Malaysia, lived in Kuwait as a boy and then moved to London. He went to school in Hammersmith and received a history degree from University College, London. After graduation, he worked as a security guard, a janitor, a house painter and a club DJ before moving to America where he lived a nomadic life in the American West, eventually settling in Tucson, Arizona, as a base from which to travel. He supported himself by writing articles for Men's Journal, Esquire and Details, among others. Grant and girlfriend Mariah, moved to New York City briefly, before relocation to Pluto, Mississippi in August 2012. They got married there, then moved to Jackson, Mississippi in 2015. As of 2022, Richard Grant is again living in Tucson.

Grant's first book American Nomads (2003, UK: Ghost Riders) looks at nomadism and people who choose to live on the road in America. It won the 2004 Thomas Cook Travel Book Award. Grant wrote the script for a BBC documentary called American Nomads, based in part on the book, which aired in the fall of 2011.

God's Middle Finger (UK: Bandit Roads, 2008) is about the lawless region of the Sierra Madre mountains in northwestern Mexico through which Grant travelled. It was nominated for the 2009 Dolman Best Travel Book Award. Grant co-wrote a screenplay about the Mexican border with Johnny Ferguson and Ruben Ruiz entitled Tres Huevos/A Burning Thing.

Crazy River: Exploration and Folly in East Africa (2011) is about Grant's travels in harrowing situations around East Africa, including an attempt at the first descent of the Malagarasi River in Tanzania.

Dispatches from Pluto, released in October 2015, describes his move to Pluto, Mississippi, with his then girlfriend Mariah, and their life and impressions about the Mississippi Delta. Tom Zoellner in the New York Times observed "Grant's British accent doubtlessly served him well, allowing him to move through the tradition-bound society of the Mississippi Delta like a neutron, without obvious allegiances or biases." It was the best-selling book in Mississippi for two years and won a Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize.

The Deepest South of All: True Stories from Natchez, Mississippi, sought to explore the contradictions and eccentricities of a complex city.

A Race to the Bottom of Crazy: Dispatches from Arizona (2024) is about Grant's return to Arizona with his wife Maria. It is a mix of memoir, research, and reporting about Arizona's culture of individualism and anecdotal stories.

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ Grant, Richard. "Biography". Richard Grant website. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  2. Beaugez, Jim (3 December 2016). "Richard Grant Returns To Pluto". Mississippi Today. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. ^ Zoellner, Tom (30 November 2015). "Travel: 'Dispatches From Pluto,' 'Driving Hungry' and More". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. ^ Fox-Smith, James (1 September 2020). "A Deeper South Still". Country Roads Magazine. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  5. Downs, Michael (26 September 2024). "Arizona! You Won't Believe It!". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  6. Wheeler, Sara (20 June 2008). "review of Bandit Roads: Into the Lawless Heart of Mexico by Richard Grant". The Guardian.
  7. Segal, Victoria (1 February 2013). "review of Crazy River by Richard Grant". The Guardian.

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