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Longleaf Author Tours Lower Alabama Schools

An anonymous donor has made possible the gift of 159 copies of the young adult novel, Longleaf, recently published by NewSouth Books, to middle and elementary schools in lower Alabama. The donation was made in honor of Aaron Van Carpenter. Author Roger Reid spent last week touring South Alabama in an effort to raise awareness about the environmental significance of the longleaf pine forest and to personally deliver copies of his book to a selection of schools …

October 1, 2007 No Comments

Gerald Duff Shares Responses to His Upcoming Book of Short Stories

Gerald Duff, author of the well-received novel Coasters (NewSouth Books, 2001) and Fire Ants, a new collection of short stories from NewSouth, shares these responses to “The Way a Blind Man Tracks Light,” a short story from Fire Ants which appeared in the most recent issue of The Kenyon Review …

September 26, 2007 No Comments

Author and Artist Alan Gerson to Debut New Art Series

Alan Gerson, author of Habeas Circus: Illegal Humor, will showcase his new art series Wild Child at Steve Martin Studio in Miami from October 13 to the 31. Wild Child explores “the underlying wildness, danger, and uncontrollability of manâ€™s basic nature, as well as its connection to the wildness and indifference of nature” …

September 26, 2007 No Comments

Author Bill Elder Interviewed on Kentucky Public Radio

Celebrated coach and author Bill Elder was recently interviewed by Dan Modlin of Kentucky Public Radio about his new memoir, All Guts and No Glory …

August 14, 2007 No Comments

Internet Resources Enhance Judge Johnson Biography

NewSouth’s reissue of Frank Sikora’s authorized biography of Judge Frank Johnson, The Judge, offers a definitive, personal insight into this important man. The following list of Internet resources serves to enhance the information presented in the book …

July 31, 2007 No Comments

Short Story by Author Charles Rose in the Alabama Literary Review

A short story by Charles Rose, author of In the Midst of Life, was recently featured in the Alabama Literary Review …

July 16, 2007 No Comments

Shlemiel Crooks Author Anna Olswanger Interviewed on Children's Book Podcast

Shlemiel Crooks author Anna Olswanger has been interviewed by the online book review program Just One More Book. Just One More Book is podcast devoted to literacy and children’s books. During the interview, Anna detailed the development of her career as an author and literary agent and gave hints to aspiring writers from the perspective of both a writer and an agent …

June 19, 2007 No Comments

Audio Interview with Oracle of the Ages Author Dot Moore Available Online

An radio interview with Oracle of the Ages author Dot Moore is now available from Georgia Public Radio’s “Cover to Cover” book review program. In March 2003, Dot Moore gave a fascinating interview with host St. John Flinn concerning her book Oracle of the Ages …

June 13, 2007 No Comments

World War II Veteran Jim Harrell Honored on Memorial Day by Alvin Benn

February Mission has been reviewed by Alvin Benn of The Montgomery Advertiser, who calls author Jim Harrell “a brave Alabamian who took part in one of the deadliest bombing missions of World War II” …

June 4, 2007 No Comments

Radio Interview with Longleaf Author Roger Reid To Air

Longleaf author Roger Reid will be interviewed on Alabama Public Radio as part of Book Week, hosted by Troy University Public Radio in conjunction with the Alabama Public Radio Spring Fundraiser. His segment will air on Tuesday, March 27 at 2:00 p.m.

March 26, 2007 No Comments

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