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BOOK NOOK ‘Slade’ released by local author

Tthe latest novel from fiction author, editor and journalist Robb Grindstaff, “Slade,” is available through online retailers and on store shelves. This is the third novel from Grindstaff, a local Osage Beach resident.

Grindstaff says he’s a southern boy born and raised, family originally from Missouri, but his career in the newspaper business took him all over the world, including seven years in Washington, DC, and five years in Tokyo, Japan. He lived in Wisconsin for nine years, where he managed a community newspaper group of 11 publications. He and his wife relocated to Osage Beach last year.

In “Slade,” the main character writes a self-help book and becomes an unlikely celebrity and spiritual guru to the Hollywood elite, spawning a cult he wants nothing to do with. The unconventional storytelling technique, dark humor, cultural satire, and cast of quirky characters will appeal to readers who enjoy Chuck Palahniuk and John Irving.

Grindstaff’s previous novels include “Carry Me Away” and “Hannah’s Voice,” both award-winning and critically acclaimed books. He also is a highly sought-after fiction editor and writing instructor.

His publisher released a collection of Grindstaff’s awardwinning short stories on May 16, titled “June Bug Gothic.”

You can learn more about Grindstaff and his books at robbgrindstaff.com, or through the publisher’s website, Evolved Publishing (evolvedpub.com).

For additional information, a review copy or to schedule an interview, contact Robb Grindstaff at robb@robbgrindstaff. com, (920) 723-8464.

About the book

Slade Bennington is an unlikely cult hero. Severely injured in a car crash 29 years earlier that left him with a new outlook on life, his life story becomes a best-selling book, which is turned into a box office hit film. His pithy musings about life spur a nationwide following of fans who study his writings like holy scriptures. Slade becomes a spiritual guru to the celebrity in-crowd – the Shaman to the Stars.

While thousands adore Slade, others call him a Svengali or Rasputin-like character who controls and manipulates his clients. And someone lurks in the shadows, seeking revenge.

“Slade” is an offbeat literary/satire novel that unfolds in a series of interviews with the main character and those who know him best, plus snippets from Slade’s books and news reports. The unconventional structure, dark humor, and cast of quirky characters will appeal to readers of Chuck Palahniuk and John Irving.

About Robb Grindstaff

In addition to a career as a journalist and publishing executive in the newspaper and media business, Grindstaff has two contemporary southern lit novels with Evolved Publishing (“Hannah’s Voice” and “Carry Me Away”). His fourth novel, “Turning Trixie,” is scheduled for release in 2022. Grindstaff has had a dozen short stories published, including the award-winning “Desert Rain,” his only attempt at horror so far. His collection of short stories, “June Bug Gothic,” is also scheduled for release in May 2022.

Grindstaff is a highly sought-after freelance fiction editor with clients who include New York Times and USA Today best-selling authors and writers from around the world. He has taught fiction writing courses for Romance Writers of America (even though he’s not a romance writer), Romance Writers of Australia (even though he’s not Australian), and Red Oak Writing of Milwaukee.

Grindstaff and his wife live in the Lake of the Ozarks region in Missouri, where he writes and edits fiction full time.

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