Mark Ethridge Remembers Cartoonist and Writer Doug Marlette
The following from Mark Ethridge, author of Grievances: Doug Marlette, the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and novelist (The Bridge, Magic Time) died this week in a Mississippi car wreck at age 57. He was one of my best friends for thirty-five years. Our friendship began in 1972 at The Charlotte Observer where I was a rookie […]
Grievances Author Remembers Cartoonist and Writer Doug Marlette
Author Mark Ethridge remembers his friend and colleague Doug Marlette, who died this past week. Marlette was a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and novelist …
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 …
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 …
Gerald Duff Story Now Available from Kenyon Review
The Kenyon Review literary magazine has just released their Summer 2007 issue, including the story “The Way a Blind Man Tracks Light” by Gerald Duff. Kenyon Review editor David Lynn calls the story “terrific, haunting, and rare” …
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” …
Longleaf's Wild Ride Praised by Blogcritics Books
Longleaf has been reviewed by Blogcritics Books, which called it “a well-plotted thriller.” The article praises Longleaf for its “wild ride that might have the added benefit of opening kids’ eyes to the natural beauty the world holds for them,” and notes that the book “will certainly lead many of its readers to learn more about ecosystems and the environment” …
All Guts and No Glory Author Bill Elder to Speak June 7
Former Auburn Montgomery coach Bill Elder will speak about his new book All Guts and No Glory on Thursday, June 7, at 6:30 p.m., in the Auburn University Montgomery Library (West Room, 10th floor) …
Beyond the Burning Bus Reviewed in Presbyterian Outlook
Beyond the Burning Bus by Rev. J. Phillips Noble has been reviewed in the Presbyterian Outlook magazine. Reviewer Chris Joiner calls the book “timely yet again for those of us who struggle to call attention to the Kingdom of God in a culture that continues to be divided along racial, economic, and religious lines …”
Fairytale Author Valerie Gribben Honored by USA Today
Valerie Gribben, author of Fairytale from Junebug Books, has been selected for the USA Today 2007 All-USA College Academic First Team. The USA Today Team ranks the top twenty college students in the United State; Gribben is the only student in Alabama named to this year’s First Team. In 2003, Junebug Books published Gribben’s Fairytale, […]