Rob Grader is a writer, producer, actor and proud cheap bastard living outside Washington, D.C. He created the Cheap Bastard’s Guidebook series; his other writing credits include The Cheap Bastard’s Guide to New York City (Globe Pequot, 2008) and The Cuddle Sutra (Source Books, 2007). He has also written for Time Out New York, AM New York and the Guardian. Rob received the Lowell Thomas Award for the Best Guidebook of the Year. He also created and produced the A&E reality series House of Dreams. A graduate of the American Repertory Theater’s Institute at Harvard University, Grader has appeared at regional theaters around the country and on Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, and The Job, and in the film American Splendor; www.thecheapbastard.com.