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Jonathan Grant

Biography

Jonathan Grant is the award-winning co-author and editor of The Way It Was in the South: The Black Experience in Georgia (University of Georgia Press). Currently, he publishes georgiacollegesblog.com, a news website covering educational issues. His first novel, Chain Gang Elementary, will be available soon.

Grant grew up on a Midwestern farm and graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia with a degree in English. He is a former newspaper reporter, editor, and bureau chief with The Macon Telegraph. He also served as a Georgia state government spokesman for six years.

He lives in suburban Atlanta with his wife and two children. Actively involved in community affairs, he has served as PTA president at a five-star Georgia School of Excellence, an elected member of his local school council, and as a soccer coach for twelve seasons.

Where to find Jonathan Grant online

Website: http://thornbriarpress.com
Twitter: Brambleman

Facebook: Facebook profile
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=hb_tab_pro_top
Blog: http://chaingangelementary.com

Where to buy in print

http://www.ugapress.org/index.php/books/way_it_was_in_south/

Books

Brambleman by Jonathan Grant
Price: $8.99 USD. 184110 words. Published on February 5, 2012. Fiction.

(4.20 from 5 reviews)
Down-and-out Atlanta writer Charlie Sherman has no idea what madness awaits him when a mysterious stranger convinces him to finish a dead man’s book about a horrific crime that's gone unpunished for decades. Charlie becomes convinced he's been chosen by a Higher Power to wreak vengeance on those who profit from evil. Either that, or he'll die trying. Eventually, he realizes the deal is a setup.

Chain Gang Elementary by Jonathan Grant
Price: $6.99 USD. 125510 words. Published on June 26, 2011. Fiction.

(4.33 from 3 reviews)
A Tale of war between the PTA president and principal at Malliford School, aka Chain Gang Elementary-home to vast right-wing conspiracies, 3rd-grade gangsters, and bake sale embezzlers, where toxic childhood secrets fester, reformers go mad, and culture wars escalate into armed conflict. A One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest for schools.

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