Persis Granger

Persis Granger fell in love with the Lake George region of the Adirondack Mountains when she and her husband moved there with their two daughters in the 1970s, "stumbling," as she says, "into subsistence farming." Beginning on a 7 acre "farmette," as realtors in that back-to-the-land era liked to call them, the Grangers soon sought more land and moved to a 160 acre farm in the mountain town of Thurman. The small community and its history captivated her, and she set her two young adult novels there, centering them around an appealing young man named Hollis Ingraham. With an emphasis first on an engaging story, the books also give insights into 19th century farm and community life and the all-necessary work ethic. Reviewers have highly commended her writing and research in "Adirondack Gold" and "Adirondack Gold II: A Summer of Strangers". Her daughter Laurel Granger Nittinger, illustrated the books, and daughter Robin Granger did the copy editing.

Granger took time out from her novel-writing to coordinate and contribute to the writing of "Shared Stories from Daughters of Alzheimer's: Writing a Path to Peace," an anthology of accounts by ten women about the loss a parent to this dementia. The book has been dubbed "a support group in print." She freelances for many magazines, including "Adirondack Life," "Saratoga Living," "American Roads Travel Magazine" and "North Country Living."

Persis Granger finds the community of writers to be a wellspring of energy and inspiration. She organizes events for writers, including the Adirondack Mountain Writers' Retreat, The St. George Island (FL) Writers' Retreat for Women and occasional one-day workshops. She has organized monthly readings by regional authors at Willows Bistro in Warrensburg, NY. She welcomes emailed inquiries about any of these opportunites, as well as requests for author visits and signings.