J. Bradford Hipps is the author of The Adventurist (2016) and Angels and Beasts (October 2026).
A former software engineer, his writing has appeared in The New York Times and Gulf Coast. The Adventurist was a New York Times Editors' Choice.
“Hipps’s writing is just about perfect: incisive, eloquent, philosophical, and witty by turns…[he] finds illumination about the meaning of life everywhere he looks. The arrival of a top-notch talent.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
A grieving daughter is coaxed by her charismatic brother to search for the horn of a white rhino rumored lost on an abandoned Texas game ranch, only to find their cracked Grail quest turning deadly serious when dangerous rivals land the same acreage of ranch.
A lovelorn software engineer seeks escape from his deathless office existence via a quest for romance and heroic purpose—a concocted adventure that risks his livelihood, endangers his bond with his family, and forces him finally to confront the urgent question of his life.