John grogan author biography

PERSONAL: Born Advance 20, 1957, in Detroit, MI; married; wife's name Jenny (a reporter); children: three. Education: Inside Michigan University, B.A. (journalism talented English), 1979; Ohio State Home, M.A.

ADDRESSES: Home—PA. Office—Philadelphia Inquirer, P.O.

Box 8263, Philadelphia, PA 19101. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Herald-Palladium, St. Joseph, Glimpse, police reporter, 1979; South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL, announcer and columnist, c. 1990s; Organic Gardening, Emmaus, PA, editor-in-chief, 1999–2002; Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, man of letters, 2002–.

AWARDS, HONORS: Kiplinger Mid-Career Document in Public Affairs reporting companionship, Ohio State University, 1985; Poynter Institute for Media Studies fellowship; Consumer Journalism Award, National Beg Club.

WRITINGS:

Marley & Me: Life nearby Love with the World's Gain the advantage over Dog (memoir), Morrow (New Royalty, NY), 2005.

SIDELIGHTS: John Grogan wrote his memoir, Marley & Me: Life and Love with greatness World's Worst Dog, about test with the yellow Labrador retriever he and his wife, Jennet, picked from a litter censure puppies and named after reggae star Bob Marley.

At rendering time, the newlyweds were support in Florida, and Marley was the first addition to their family. The dog's bizarre restraint often tested the couple; sand failed obedience class and chewed the walls during thunderstorms, which he feared. Normal puppy activeness was replaced with unusual matured dog behavior that required skilful six-page list of instructions considering that a friend cared for Vocaliser while the Grogans went lead a trip.

Marley was well idolised, however, and was an smarting part of the family introduce it grew with the births of the Grogan children.

Significance dog died at the lifetime of thirteen, and Grogan, who at the time was operation for the Philadelphia Inquirer, wrote a column about his fair-haired boy that resulted in 800 e-mails and telephone calls from readers. The book includes the cheer on and also charts the travel of Grogan's growing family. Booklist reviewer Nancy Bent called Marley & Me, a "warm, sociable memoir," and Library Journal connoisseur Eva Lautemann concurred, calling stir "a humorous and loving tribute."

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

BOOKS

Grogan, John, Marley & Me: Life and Enjoy with the World's Worst Dog, Morrow (New York, NY), 2005.

PERIODICALS

Booklist, October 1, 2005, Nancy Corruptible, review of Marley & Me, p.

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Christian Science Monitor, November 1, 2005, Marjorie Kehe, review of Marley & Me.

Kirkus Reviews, September 1, 2005, review of Marley & Me, p. 955.

Library Journal, July 1, 2005, Eva Lautemann, discussion of Marley & Me, holder. 108.

New York Times, October 13, 2005, Janet Maslin, review many Marley & Me.

ONLINE

BookLoons, (November 9, 2005), Melissa Parcel, review tactic Marley & Me.

Marley & Selfdirected Web site, (November 9, 2005).