Memphis Magazine has named John Pritchard’s Junior Ray to their list of thirty-two “finest literary works with a Memphis flavor,” in honor of their thirty-second year of publication. Quipped Pritchard, “Junior Ray made the cut. It’s on the list with Faulkner and Foote, John Grisham and Jay MacInerny, and, of course, also with others less luminous . . . and, to be sure, less numinous” …
A Yellow Watermelon by Junebug Books author Ted Dunagan will be reviewed in the forthcoming December 1 edition of Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus praises Dunagan’s skillful storytelling and calls the book “a memorable, generous-hearted tale†…
NewSouth author John Pritchard’s work on The Yazoo Blues was interrupted by news of the federal closing of the Platinum Plus club that serves as the inspiration for the Magic Pussy Cabaret & Club in The Yazoo Blues …
NewSouth authors Charlotte Miller and Billie Jean Young have both contributed to a new anthology, An Alabama Christmas, from Cliff Road Books.
“The Shoals industry has been in decline over the last two decades and could eventually wither away completely as a result of technological advances and the ever-changing way people produce and get their music,” notes Music Fell on Alabama author C. S. Fuqua. “Designation as a national heritage area and the money provided for preservation and promotion could at least entice more tourists to the area to experience and learn more about the rich musical heritage and contributions that Alabama has made and continues to make even in times when the recording industry itself is going through major changes.”
After UAB medical student Valerie Gribben spent hours reading aloud to her mother to distract her from the discomfort of chemotherapy, Gribben realized the idea for Healing Words, a program in which students read to patients at local Birmingham hospitals …
NewSouth Books is pleased to offer extended search capabilities for our books, using new Google Book Search tools. Readers can now search the full text of NewSouth Books, view pages and photographs from the books online, and even see reviews and references to NewSouth Books from across the web …
Celebrate the return of Michelle Edwards’ Chicken Man with a new Book of Life audio interview!
The October 23 Alabama Voices: Writers in the Communities program ushers in a busy season for Alabama’s beloved storyteller, Kathryn Tucker Windham …
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 …