In the spirit of connecting writers with readers, Valley Bookseller and the Daily Grind have partnered up to present Authors After Hours.  We will meet one Friday a month at 6:45pm in the Daily Grind.  Guest authors will present their work, discuss the writing process and take questions.  Attendees must call the store to reserve their spot (max of 20 people) and pay a $5 fee.  On the night of the event, arrive by 6:45 and get a free beverage before the Grind closes at 7:00.  Presentation will start after everyone is settled in and go until 8:00 or so. The bookstore will be closed by that time as well but everyone will have a chance to shop after hours if they choose.  *NEW FOR 2016: We will have two authors and more of a panel type discussion – sure to be an interesting evening! Call the store at 651-430-3385 to make your reservation today!

Author Bio: Anne Greenwood Brown is an attorney by day and young adult novelist by night. Anne’s new release is Girl Last Seen, a twisty tale of what happens when Lauren DeSanto’s best friend and bandmate goes missing and she’s the prime suspect. Lauren must unravel her friend’s tangled life to uncover the truth and clear her own name. Other works include the paranormal mermaid trilogy: Lies Beneath, Deep Betrayal, and Promise Bound. She lives in Minnesota.

Author Bio: Heather Anastasiu is the author of the young adult sci-fi Glitch trilogy (St. Martin’s Press). She grew up in Texas but recently moved to Minneapolis with her family. She spends all her time writing, reading, and dreaming about getting new tattoos.

Author Bio:  A two-time Pushcart nominee for poetry and author of the critically- and kid-acclaimed Books of Elsewhere series, Jacqueline West lives amid the bluffs of Red Wing, Minnesota, with her husband and their dog, Brom Bones. Her newest book, Dreamers Often Lie, is about a girl who, after waking up in the hospital, returns to school to discover a mysteriously familiar boy in her class and the trappings of Shakespeare’s plays all around her.