Alec Greven

Alec Greven is a New York Times best-selling child self-help author.[1] His first book, How to Talk to Girls,[2] was published when he was nine years old.[3] He has subsequently published two additional books, How to Talk to Moms and How to Talk to Dads.[4] He released his fourth book, How to Talk to Santa, in 2009,[5] and a fifth book, Rules for School, in 2010.[1]

He appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in February, and December 2008 and April 2009, and on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien in December 2008.[6] On February 12, 2009, he also appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[7]

Greven appeared a second time on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in April 2009 to promote his two new books, How to Talk to Dads and How to Talk to Moms.[8]

How to Talk to Girls

Greven's first book, How to Talk to Girls, started as an elementary school project and ended up on the New York Times' best sellers list.[1] He wrote the book after observing boys in the playground and their mistakes when talking to girls.[1]

References
  1. "Nine-year-old writes dating book". 13 February 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ISBN 978-0-06-170999-9
  3. Bielski, Z. "Love guru: Alec Greven's treatise on the battle of the sexes is being published in 17 countries and turned into a movie. He's nine years old", Globe and Mail, December 11, 2008; accessed 15 December 2008
  4. "10-Year-Old Author Thinks the Best Gift for Mother's Day Is Something Homemade". 6 May 2009 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  5. Doyle, Jessica Ryen (13 February 2009). "'How to Talk to Girls': Relationship Advice From a 9-Year-Old". foxnews.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  6. "AOL Video - Serving the best video content from AOL and around the web". video.aol.com.
  7. "The Philadelphia Inquirer website". philly.com.
  8. "Book Reviews, Bestselling Books & Publishing Business News - Publishers Weekly". publishersweekly.com.


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