About J.D. Kleinke

J.D. Kleinke is an author, musician, mountaineer, surfer, yoga teacher, and recovering adrenaline junkie. He was a serious health care guy in Baltimore, until he discovered snowboarding, hang gliding, jam bands, and the raw spiritual power of life above treeline . . . and moved to Colorado. He now splits his time between Half Moon Bay, California, and Portland, Oregon.

J.D. is the author of Catching Babies, a medical novel, and Bleeding Edge and Oxymorons, two works of non-fiction about the American health care system. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and dozens of other publications.

J.D.’s latest book is Dudeville, a novel about snowboard mountaineering.