gridleyherald.com http://www.gridleyherald.com/section/books gridleyherald.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Sat, 25 May 2013 3:33:16 +0000 The Readers’ Writers: YA author Scott Blagden http://www.gridleyherald.com/article/20130524/NEWS/130529911/1018/ENTERTAINMENTLIFE?rssfeed=true Thu, 23 May 2013 23:01:00 +0000 By DA Kentner http://www.gridleyherald.com/article/20130524/NEWS/130529911/1018/ENTERTAINMENTLIFE “Dear Life, You Suck” isn’t standard fare in any genre, let alone young adult (YA). The main character, Cricket Cherpin, is a young man growing up without parents in a Catholic group [...]]]> The Readers’ Writers: Nonfiction author Robert K. Tanenbaum http://www.gridleyherald.com/article/20130510/NEWS/130519995/1018/ENTERTAINMENTLIFE?rssfeed=true Thu, 9 May 2013 23:01:00 +0000 By DA Kentner, More Content Now http://www.gridleyherald.com/article/20130510/NEWS/130519995/1018/ENTERTAINMENTLIFE The Readers’ Writers: NYT bestselling author Helen Brown http://www.gridleyherald.com/article/20130503/NEWS/130509949/1018/ENTERTAINMENTLIFE?rssfeed=true Thu, 2 May 2013 23:01:00 +0000 By DA Kentner, More Content Now http://www.gridleyherald.com/article/20130503/NEWS/130509949/1018/ENTERTAINMENTLIFE Breast cancer drove the arrow of mortality awareness into Ms. Brown. While recuperating from surgery and all the accompanying emotional highs and lows, the last thing Ms. [...]]]> “Gridley Girls” author strives to appear on Ellen Show http://www.gridleyherald.com/article/20130315/NEWS/130319858/1018/ENTERTAINMENTLIFE?rssfeed=true Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:03:44 Lisa Van De Hey http://www.gridleyherald.com/article/20130315/NEWS/130319858/1018/ENTERTAINMENTLIFE The Readers’ Writers: Paranormal romance author Lexi George http://www.gridleyherald.com/article/20130208/NEWS/130209819/1018/ENTERTAINMENTLIFE?rssfeed=true Fri, 8 Feb 2013 8:53:51 By DA Kentner, GHNS http://www.gridleyherald.com/article/20130208/NEWS/130209819/1018/ENTERTAINMENTLIFE An appellate attorney by trade, Lexi grew up in an Alabama rural community where the general store supplied everything a barefoot little girl could want, including jars of pickled eggs. Her childhood home sat near the railroad tracks and Lexi admits to a continued fondness for long train whistles embracing the night. She also confesses to the church library being one of [...]]]> The Readers’ Writers: NYT bestselling author Jennifer Estep http://www.gridleyherald.com/article/20130201/NEWS/130209990/1018/ENTERTAINMENTLIFE?rssfeed=true Fri, 1 Feb 2013 9:47:25 By DA Kentner, GHNS http://www.gridleyherald.com/article/20130201/NEWS/130209990/1018/ENTERTAINMENTLIFE Jennifer debuted in the world of published books with what would become the Bigtime books, a paranormal romance series set in fictional Bigtime, N.Y. The author likens the series to “female-centered comic books without the art.” The Elemental Assassin series takes place in [...]]]>