author
Millard Grimes
A lifelong newspaperman who spent decades shaping Georgia journalism, he came to fiction late and published his first novel at age 90. His work reflects a deep feel for public life, history, and the changing world of print media.
1 Audiobook
Mimsy's Joke
by Millard Grimes
About the author
Born in Newnan, Georgia, on March 8, 1930, and raised in LaGrange and Columbus, he got an early start in newspapers as a teenage copy boy, proofreader, and sports reporter at the Columbus Ledger. After studying journalism at the University of Georgia, he built a long career as a writer, editor, publisher, and media entrepreneur across Georgia and Alabama.
Over the years, he helped found or lead dozens of newspapers and business publications, and he became known as a sharp observer of the newspaper industry itself. He wrote The Last Linotype: The Story of Georgia and Its Newspapers Since World War II, a book that drew on his firsthand experience of a business changing from hot type to the modern era.
Late in life, he added novelist to that résumé. In 2020, at age 90, he published The Last New Dealer, his first novel. He died in Athens, Georgia, on May 3, 2022, leaving behind a career that bridged local journalism, publishing, and authorship.