Alec Greven

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Alec Greven is a New York Times best-selling self-help author.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/newsbeat/newsid_7887000/7887032.stm|title=Nine-year-old writes dating book|date=13 February 2009|publisher=|via=news.bbc.co.uk}} His first book, How to Talk to Girls,{{cite book | isbn=978-0-06-170999-9 | title=How to Talk to Girls | last1=Greven | first1=Alec | date=16 December 2008 | publisher=Harper Collins }} was published when he was nine years old.Bielski, Z. [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081211.wladvice11/BNStory/lifeFamily/home?cid=al_gam_mostview "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 He has subsequently published two additional books, How to Talk to Moms and How to Talk to Dads.{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050503591.html|title=10-Year-Old Author Thinks the Best Gift for Mother's Day Is Something Homemade|date=6 May 2009|publisher=|via=www.washingtonpost.com}} He released his fourth book, How to Talk to Santa, in 2009,{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/how-to-talk-to-girls-relationship-advice-from-a-9-year-old|title='How to Talk to Girls': Relationship Advice From a 9-Year-Old|first=Jessica Ryen|last=Doyle|date=13 February 2009|website=Fox News|access-date=14 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218062819/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,491925,00.html|archive-date=18 February 2009|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}} and a fifth book, Rules for School, in 2010.

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.{{cite web|url=http://video.aol.com/video-detail/alec-greven-how-to-talk-to-girls/3487417161|title=AOL Video - Serving the best video content from AOL and around the web|website=video.aol.com}} On February 12, 2009, he also appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20090212_TV_Today.html?text=med&posted=y&viewAll=y|title=The Philadelphia Inquirer website|website=philly.com|date=12 February 2009 }}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/index.asp?layout=talkbackCommentsFull&talk_back_header_id=6596736&articleid=CA6653122|title=Book Reviews, Bestselling Books & Publishing Business News - Publishers Weekly|website=publishersweekly.com}}