J. D. Rader is a Seattle-based writer who enjoys crafting plot-driven stories with multi-dimensional characters. Her works include In the Light, the highly rated Breaking News: A Novel (co-written with Michael Gudgell) and the first edition of Bringing Out Baby (JASI), a guidebook for new parents in the Seattle, WA area.

She also produced, directed, and wrote the documentary Can You Hear Me Now? A Seattle Middle School’s Remote Learning Experience.