J. D. Rader is a Seattle-based writer who enjoys crafting plot-driven stories with multi-dimensional characters. Her works include the In the Light series, 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 is currently working on M.R.S. a political satire.

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