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Draft:Dustin Grinnell

  • Comment: more secondary citations needed. His website, podcasts, and random blogs aren't reliable sources. Snowman304|talk 05:38, 22 October 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: While there are now ~60 sources, several of them are either YouTube, Squarespace or Narratively, which are highly unreliable. Please see out list of unreliable sources before resubmitting. Thanks! :) SirMemeGod  16:24, 8 October 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: See WP:COI. See WP:BLP. Statements need to be sourced or removed, for example the early life section has one source which does not verify the statements made. Greenman (talk) 08:49, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: We don't need any commercial links to purchase books please remove. Theroadislong (talk) 13:16, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: Still has entire sections devoid of citations. Further citations needed in other sections too. Paul W (talk) 12:49, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: See WP:COI. Entire sections are unsourced. Greenman (talk) 19:17, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

Dustin Michael Grinnell is an American fiction writer, essayist, freelance journalist, and marketing writer.[1] He has written a sci-fi thriller, The Empathy Academy,[2][3] a collection of short stories, The Healing Book,[4][5] a collection of essays, Lost & Found,[6][7] and is the creator and host of a podcast, Curiously.[8]

Early life

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Grinnell was born in North Conway, New Hampshire and grew up in Eaton, NH.[9] In childhood, he developed a passion for nonfiction science books as well as speculative fiction, drawing inspiration from authors like Michael Crichton, Kurt Vonnegut, and Stephen King, and TV shows like The X-Files.

Writing career

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Fiction

Grinnell's fiction writing, especially focused on exploring the unintended consequences of technology, was heavily influenced by dystopian novels, like 1984, Brave New World, and Fahrenheit 451 as well as TV shows like Black Mirror and sci-fi from Ted Chiang.

As a writer of fiction, Grinnell has published four book-length works and a number of short stories in various literary journals and magazines.[10] His 2023 short story collection, The Healing Book,[4][5] was a finalist in the 2023 Best Book Awards and a Kirkus Reviews recommended read.[11] As a writer of science fiction, Grinnell is also the author of the "Human 2.0" series, exploring the science and ethics of human enhancement technologies[12] in three novels: The Genius Dilemma,[13] Without Limits[14] and The Empathy Academy.[3] These sci-fi books explore themes of cognitive enhancement, technological augmentation and ethical dilemmas, offering insights into the future of humanity.[14]

Creative non-fiction

Grinnell has published two book-length works and has had a wide range of articles and essays appear in various magazines, literary journals and newspapers. He's the author of the 2023 book, Lost & Found: Reflections on Travel, Career, Love and Family,[6][7] which The US Review of Books called a recommended read;[15] it consists of 23 personal essays that he wrote over ten years, exploring his travels, family relationships, love and friendship, working for American organizations, and his search to figure out what he wants out of life. He has also published a collection of narrative poems, The Velvet Ghetto,[16][17] which draws from his experiences working in corporate America.

Awards and honors

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Grinnell's books, The Healing Book[4][5] and The Empathy Academy[2][3] both won Gold in The Literary Titan Book Awards and were Distinguished Favorites in the NYC Big Book Awards. His essay collection, Lost & Found[7] was a finalist in the 2024 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Grinnell has earned two Solas Awards for Best Travel Writing and an honorable mention from the North American Travel Journalists Association Travel Media Awards Competition. His short fiction and screenplays have also been finalists and semifinalists in various contests.

References

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  1. ^ "On the Bookshelf: Dustin Grinnell". 3 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b EmpathyAcademy.com. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Grinnell, Dustin (2022). The Empathy Academy. Atmosphere Press. ISBN 978-1639882205.
  4. ^ a b c "The Healing Book by Dustin Grinnell – Finishing Line Press".
  5. ^ a b c Grinnell, Dustin (27 October 2023). The Healing Book. Finishing Line Press. ISBN 978-1599241814.
  6. ^ a b Lost & Found. 14 December 2023.
  7. ^ a b c Grinnell, Dustin (11 December 2023). Lost and Found. Peter Lang. ISBN 978-1803741840.
  8. ^ "‎Curiously on Apple Podcasts". 15 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Conversation with the author Dustin Grinnell "The Healing Book"". PopeLibraryNH.
  10. ^ "Writers Digest: Dustin Grinnell". 28 September 2020.
  11. ^ "THE HEALING BOOK | Kirkus Reviews".
  12. ^ "Dustin Grinnell's techno-thriller "The Empathy Academy" sounds so exciting! A test to predict unethical behavior... - Maryse's Book Blog".
  13. ^ Grinnell, Dustin (19 February 2014). The Genius Dilemma. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1495998423.
  14. ^ a b "The Writers Lounge: Dustin Grinnell". 7 February 2023.
  15. ^ https://www.theusreview.com/reviews-1/Lost-and-Found-by-Dustin-Grinnell.html
  16. ^ "Blue Cubicle Press".
  17. ^ Grinnell, Dustin (2023). The Velvet Ghetto. Blue Cubicle Press, LLC. ISBN 978-1938583568.
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