David Grann

David Grann

David Grann (David Elliot Grann) was born on March 10th, 1967 and is currently 59 years old. David Grann was born in New York City, USA.

David Grann is known for writing in the Non-Fiction genre.

David Grann has written 3 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 2009 with the book The Lost City of Z. The most recently released was The Wager which was released in 2023. There are no upcoming non-fiction books by David at this time.

David Grann has also written the Mystery Books series which has 3 books including The Devil & Sherlock Holmes and The Old Man and the Gun.

David Grann: Awards & Accolades

Grann's books have won multiple awards, Killers of the Flower Moon won the BookBrowse Awards, Best Nonfiction Book, in 2017 as well as the Edgar Award - Best Fact Crime in 2018, Anthony Award - Best Non-Fiction Book in 2018. The Wager won the Goodreads Awards, Best History and Biography, in 2023 as well as the Libby Book Awards - Best Adult Nonfiction in 2024.

David Grann books have also been nominated for multiple awards, The Lost City of Z was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Nonfiction, in 2009. Killers of the Flower Moon was nominated for the Crime Writer's Association Award, Non-Fiction Dagger, in 2018 as well as the Alex Awards - Best Book in 2018. The Wager was nominated for the Barnes & Noble Awards, Book of the Year, in 2023.

David Grann: Lists & Other Mentions

• Killers of the Flower Moon was the Black Men Read Book Club March 2023 Pick.
• The Wager has made several lists including:
  1. USA Today: #1 Non-Fiction Best Seller in 2023 and 2024.
  2. New York Times: #1 Nonfiction Best Seller in 2023 and 2024.
  3. Time Magazine: 100 Must-Read Books Selection in 2023.
  4. President Obama: Summer Reading List Selection in 2023.
• Killers of the Flower Moon has made several lists including:
  1. New York Times: #1 Nonfiction Best Seller in 2018 and 2023 and 2024.
  2. Los Angeles Times: The 30 Best Non-Fiction Books of the Last 30 Years Selection in 2025.
  3. GQ: The 50 Best Books of Literary Journalism Selection in 2021.

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4. Erik Larson, author of: The Devil in the White City.
5. David Sedaris, author of: Me Talk Pretty One Day.
6. David McCullough, author of: 1776.
7. Rebecca Skloot, author of: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
8. Patrick Radden Keefe, author of: Say Nothing.
9. Hampton Sides, author of: Ghost Soldiers.
10. Simon Winchester, author of: The Professor and the Madman.

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