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Drew Magary

Biography

Drew Magary

Drew Magary is a correspondent for GQ and a columnist for Deadspin. He is the author of the memoir SOMEONE COULD GET HURT and the novels THE HIKE and THE POSTMORTAL. His writing has appeared in Maxim, New York, The Atlantic, Bon Appétit, The Huffington Post, the Awl, Gawker, Penthouse, Playboy, Rolling Stone, and on Comedy Central, NPR, NBC, Yahoo!, ESPN and more. He’s been featured on "Good Morning America" and has been interviewed by the AV Club, the New York Observer, USA Today, U.S. News & World Report and many others. He lives in Maryland with his wife and three kids, and is a "Chopped" champion.

Drew Magary

Books by Drew Magary

The Hike
by Drew Magary - Fantasy, Fiction

When Ben, a suburban family man, takes a business trip to rural Pennsylvania, he decides to spend the afternoon before his dinner meeting on a short hike. Once he sets out into the woods behind his hotel, he quickly comes to realize that the path he has chosen cannot be given up easily. With no choice but to move forward, Ben finds himself falling deeper and deeper into a world of man-eating giants, bizarre demons and colossal insects. On a quest of epic, life-or-death proportions, Ben finds help comes in some of the most unexpected forms, including a profane crustacean and a variety of magical objects, tools, and potions. Desperate to return to his family, Ben is determined to track down the “Producer,” the creator of the world in which he is being held hostage and the only one who can free him from the path.

Someone Could Get Hurt: A Memoir of Twenty-First-Century Parenthood
by Drew Magary - Fatherhood, Humor

Drew Magary, journalist for GQ and Deadspin, brings his unique voice to a memoir. In SOMEONE COULD GET HURT, he reflects on his own parenting experiences to explore the anxiety, rationalizations, compromises, and overpowering love that come with raising children in contemporary America.