James Brady

JAMES BRADY was a New York Times bestselling author of eighteen books, including Why Marines Fight and The Coldest War.

Brady received the Bronze Star with Combat V for valor during the Korean War, where he served as a Marine Corps officer commanding a rifle platoon with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines. The Coldest War was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He held prominent editorial roles including publisher of Women’s Wear Daily and publisher and editor of Harper’s Bazaar, and created the "Page Six" gossip column at the New York Post.

When not writing, Brady spent nearly 25 years writing the "In Step With" celebrity profile column for Parade magazine. His books drew directly on his military service and decades in American journalism.

Brady died in 2009 at age 80 in Manhattan.

James Brady’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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