Author

Books by Daniel James Brown

Daniel James Brown is an American author and writing instructor based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has taught writing at Stanford University and worked as a technical writer and journalist. The Boys in the Boat, published in 2013, was his third book and his first major commercial success, spending more than four years on the New York Times bestseller list. It was adapted into a feature film directed by George Clooney, released in 2023. Brown's writing focuses on American history told through individual lives and physical endeavor.