Meet the author

Grant Gipe’s debut novel, 8trackboy, is a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story exploring sex, drugs, and relationships during the late hedonistic 1970s and its era-defining soundtrack. He was born in Chicago before moving to Los Angeles and attending three different boarding schools. Grant previously worked in the movie business until his desire for greater adventures led him to join the 82nd Airborne Division and participate in two combat missions. He earned an MBA and MS from the University of Colorado at Denver, hiked through the Panamanian jungle, once owned a bar, helped launch a mobile operator in Eastern Europe, developed internet startups, and traveled the world. Grant currently resides and works in Barcelona where he often finds himself jetting away to exotic locations including Morocco, Egypt, India, and Colombia.