Kitchen House’ author to speak at Friends of the Ridgewood Library Luncheon
Friday, March 15, 2013
BY JANE HARLIN
CORRESPONDENT
The Ridgewood News
Kathleen Grissom’s debut novel, “The Kitchen House,” has become a bestseller in much the same way that a snowball picks up momentum rolling down a hill. Published in 2010, the novel’s popularity has grown steadily through word of mouth, reaching number 23 on the New York Times Trade Paperback Fiction Bestsellers list this week, and averaging four-and-a-half stars on Amazon after more than 1,000 reviews.
Positive reviews from local book clubs led to Grissom being asked to speak at the annual Friends of the Ridgewood Library Author Luncheon, to be held Wednesday, March 20 at Seasons in Washington Township.
“We learned that “The Kitchen House” was and is very popular at the various book clubs in and around Ridgewood,” said Friends of the Library President Nancy Kontos. “In fact, the library can’t keep up with the reserves. It doesn’t even make it on the shelf before it’s checked out again.”
