Dean Kuipers

Dean Kuipers’ new memoir, The Deer Camp, recounts how a wildlife habitat project saved his relationship to his father by getting their hands in the dirt. He is an award-winning journalist and writes on nature, environmental politics, and the arts. He is the author of several non-fiction books, including Burning Rainbow Farm, which was a 2007 Library of Michigan Foundation Notable Book; Operation Bite Back, about eco-activist Rod Coronado; and I Am A Bullet, a study of cultural acceleration with fine artist Doug Aitken. Kuipers and his wife, Lauri Kranz, co-authored A Garden Can Be Anywhere, a personal and stylish new how-to book on organic gardening. He has edited two books about the much-beloved rock and roll magazine, Ray Gun, including the new Ray Gun: The Bible of Music and Style. He has contributed to several anthologies, including The Contenders, about the 2008 election, and Red State Rebels. He was an editor at the Los Angeles Times, Spin, Ray Gun, and Los Angeles CityBeat, and his work has also appeared in Rolling Stone, Orion, The Atlantic, Wired, Playboy, Men’s Journal, Outside, Interview, Travel & Leisure, Capital & Main, The Nation, Pacific Standard, LA Weekly and other publications. He lives in Los Angeles.