Stephen Grace is the author of a novel and several nonfiction books. While caretaking a house where the poet T.S. Eliot lived, he studied novel writing with Stratis Haviaras, founding editor of Harvard Review. To publish a book about the historical cartography of Colorado, he worked with Library of Congress curators and with Vincent Virga, called "America's foremost picture editor." While researching a narrative nonfiction book about China, he sought out experiences as diverse as studying skyscrapers in Shanghai and trail running in Tibet. To write his most recent book, DAM NATION: HOW WATER SHAPED THE WEST AND WILL DETERMINE ITS FUTURE, he followed the flow of water across the topography of the West and charted currents throughout the region's history. He is currently at work on a book about the urban agriculture movement, which has led to him working on a trash truck in Denver and volunteering on an organic farm in Uganda.