{"id":9,"date":"2022-02-22T21:29:14","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T21:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidgranturban.com\/staging\/6484\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-09-18T19:53:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T19:53:17","slug":"author-david-grant-urban","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/davidgranturban.com\/staging\/6484\/","title":{"rendered":"David Grant Urban"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background:#171717;color:#f4efe6;padding:60px 8%;text-align:center\"><p style=\"letter-spacing:.15em;color:#c8a46a\"><strong>DAVID GRANT URBAN<\/strong><\/p><h1 style=\"font-size:48px;color:#f4efe6\">Literary noir for the long way home.<\/h1><p>Literary noir and road novels from San Diego to East Tennessee.<\/p><p><a href=\"\/staging\/6484\/books-4\/\" style=\"background:#b34635;color:#fff;padding:12px 18px;text-decoration:none\">Explore the books<\/a> <a href=\"\/staging\/6484\/about-david-grant-urban\/\" style=\"color:#f4efe6\">Meet the author<\/a><\/p><\/div><div id=\"home-books\" style=\"padding:40px 7%;text-align:center;color:#f4efe6 !important\"><h2>Stories shaped by place.<\/h2><h3>A Line Intersected <small>(2017 noir)<\/small><\/h3><p>Michael Collwood, the San Diego Gaslamp, and a dangerous secret.<\/p><a href=\"\/staging\/6484\/books-4\/a-line-intersected\/\">Read about it<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=A+Line+Intersected+David+Grant+Urban\" target=\"_blank\">Buy on Amazon<\/a><h3>A Road Wanting Wear <small>(2023 road novel)<\/small><\/h3><p>A searching journey about distance, memory, and home.<\/p><a href=\"\/staging\/6484\/books-4\/a-road-wanting-wear-3\/\">Read about it<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Road-Wanting-David-Grant-Urban\/dp\/B0C5D2FRM6\" target=\"_blank\">Buy on Amazon<\/a><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/17301585.David_Grant_Urban\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads author profile \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div><style>#home-books,#home-books h2,#home-books h3,#home-books p,#home-books small{color:#f4efe6 !important}#home-books a{color:#c8a46a !important}<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAVID GRANT URBAN Literary noir for the long way home. 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