John Brady was raised in Liberty, New York, and educated at King’s College (BA) and Bradley University (MA) before pursuing a career in teaching, writing, and editing. He taught magazine writing at Indiana State University for eight years, and his articles have appeared in The New York Times, New York magazine, and numerous other periodicals. The author of five books including The Craft of Interviewing, The Craft of the Screenwriter, and Frank & Ava: In Love and War, Brady served as editor-in-chief of Writer's Digest and Boston magazine, as well as founding editor of The Artist's Magazine. His work has also appeared in New York magazine, Esquire, and The Sunday New York Times.

John Brady, editor of Writer's Digest and himself an accomplished interviewer, has put together an indispensable guide to the art of questioning. In a lively, down-to-earth manner, "The Craft of Interviewing" covers all aspects of the interview process -- getting the interview, doing research, handling the subject face-to-face, hurdling hazards, getting tough, taking notes (on the sly, if need be), taping, dealing with off-the-record types, concluding the interview, verifying it, and writing it up. Brady has also filled the book with a myriad of anecdotes revealing the experiences of some of the best known interviewers of our times. A noteworthy appendix on the history of the interview is included.