Atlanta Journal-Constitution Reviews Tubby Meets Katrina
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reviewed Tubby Meets Katrina in their October 8 books section, calling it a “masterful job.” Reviewer Rheta Grimsley Johnson notes, “Verdict: It’s nice to have the pudgy good guy [Tubby Dubonnet] on the case” …
Tubby Meets Katrina Cited in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
November 2006’s issue of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, “the world’s leading mystery magazine,” salutes the city of New Orleans, including a short story by author Tony Dunbar. The issue features stories solely devoted to New Orleans, and all advertising proceeds from the issue go toward relief and rebuilding New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina …
NewSouth Books Launches New, Searchable Book Pages
NewSouth Books has launched all new book pages on our website, bringing you the most information on all your favorite NewSouth books and authors. Now, visit our titles in print to view all the NewSouth, Junebug, and Court Street Press books by title, author, category, or imprint. You can also use our handy search box at the bottom of every menu to help you quickly find any NewSouth book …
Excerpt from Young-Adult Thriller Longleaf Now Available Online
An excerpt of Longleaf, Junebug Books’ thrilling new young adult mystery by Discovering Alabama‘s Roger Reid, is now online …
NewSouth Books Announces Spring 2007 Book Line
NewSouth announces three intriguing new titles for the Spring 2007 season: Gerald Duff’s hilarious short story collection Fire Ants; Coach Bill Elder’s memoir All Guts, No Glory; and The Judge, a biography of Judge Frank Johnson, Jr. …
Hugo Black Author Steve Suitts Wins Georgia Author of the Year Award
Congratulations to NewSouth author Steve Suitts, who has won the Georgia Author of the Year award for Biography, for his book Hugo Black of Alabama …
Shlemiel Crooks Named Koret International Jewish Book Award Finalist
The Koret International Jewish Book Awards today named Shlemiel Crooks as one of three finalists in the BabagaNewz Children’s Literature category. Shlemiel Crooks, a whimsical Yiddish-inflected retelling of the Passover story, set in 1919 St. Louis, also received the Association of Jewish Libraries 2006 Sydney Taylor Honor Award earlier this year …
In the Midst of Life Author Interview Available Online
An interview with Charles Rose, author of the NewSouth book In the Midst of Life, is now available for download …
Kathryn Tucker Windham Speaking at LaFayette and Valley Libraries
NewSouth author Kathryn Tucker Windham will appear today at the LaFayette Pilot Public Library in LaFayette, Alabama at noon CST, and at the Langdale Auditorium in Valley, Alabama at 7 pm EST. Ms. Windham will speak, followed by a booksigning; both events are free to the public …
Ali Dubyiah and the Forty Thieves Released in eBook Format
If you can’t wait to read John Egerton’s Ali Dubyiah and the Forty Thieves, good news! Ali Dubyiah is now available in eBook format. Now you can thrill to the literary hijinks of George W. Fratbush on your own computer screen, as he hunts Osama bin Hiden and faces the wrath of Katrina …