VJ Books Presents Author James Brady!
 James Brady (November 15, 1928 - January 26, 2009) was an American celebrity columnist who created the Page Six gossip column in the New York Post and W magazine and wrote the In Step With column in Parade for nearly 25 years until his death. He wrote several books related to war, particularly the Korean War, in which he served as a United States Marine Corps officer.
Brady wrote extensively about his experiences as a Marine in Korea, including his 1990 autobiography, The Coldest War, which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. Other books include the 2003 novel The Marine, as well as the non-fiction books The Scariest Place in the World published in 2005 and the 2007 book Why Marines Fight. He also wrote novels about the fashion and media worlds that provided an insider's insights, including Paris One, Designs and The Press Lord.
Brady died at age 80 on January 26, 2009 at his home in Manhattan.
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James Brady Bibliography
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Paris One - 1978
- Why Marines Fight - 2008 (Reprint)
- The Marine: A Novel of War from Guadalcanal to Korea - 2004
- The Marines of Autumn: A Novel of the Korean War - 2001 (Reprint)
- The Coldest War: A Memoir of Korea - 1990
- Warning of War: A Novel of the North China Marines - 2003
- The Scariest Place in the World: A Marine Returns to North Korea - 2006
- A Hamptons Christmas - 2001 (Paperback)
- Gin Lane St. - 1998
- Hero of the Pacific: The Life of Marine Legend John Basilone - 2010
James Brady Awards
- 2003 W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction from the American Library Association for Warning of War
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