Alabama agency closes Harper Lee elder-abuse investigation
MONTGOMERY — An investigation into potential elder-abuse of author Harper Lee — sparked by the surprising announcement that she would publish a new book — is closed, with no findings of any abuse,...
View ArticleBOOK BIZ — Narcissistic fashion world background for tale of friendship
This award-winning book is an odd story — sometimes twisted — that compels the reader to continue to the end. First published in 2005 and again in 2006, it’s the story of a 20-year friendship between...
View ArticleBOOK BIZ — Plots, intrigue and murder at kindergarten? yes
I don’t know how to categorize this book. Well, yes, it’s fiction, but how do I describe it after that? At times while reading it, I thought it’s a spoof because of the word picture it paints of...
View ArticleBOOKBIZ — Books and travel in France can cure what ails you
All things Paris are of interest these days, but for some of us it’s always been that way. This book takes us on a voyage with Jean Perdu on his barge, the Literary Apothecary. For years he had it...
View ArticleBOOKBIZ — A seasoned therapist’s advice for a meaningful life
For many of us, the start of a new year brings the desire to engage in a little self-reflection, to change for the better, and to be the person we all believe we can be when we look deep down inside....
View ArticleBOOK BIZ — Short novella full of drama and life lessons
Graham Greene was one of the most prolific — and to my mind, one of the best — writers in the English language. Among my favorites are The Quiet American, Travels with my Aunt and Our Man in Havana....
View ArticleBOOK BIZ — From the worst of circumstances, a tale of hope
Growing up in a small town in the Canadian province of Alberta, Amanda Lindhout dreamed of a life filled with travels to exotic places. After buying old issues of “National Geographic” from a local...
View ArticleBOOK BIZ — Adventure and romance come to life in beautiful colonial Kenya
Perhaps everyone is not enchanted by a story of colonial Kenya with daring deeds, excitement and romance. For those who are, Circling the Sun has it all…and then some. It’s the story of real life...
View ArticleJACK WEATHERLY: A British writer cottons to Mississippi, and vice versa
Richard Grant, a British expat, came to the nether regions of the Mississippi Delta, was quickly mesmerized and decided to write a book about what he saw and experienced. He vowed to relate his...
View ArticleThacker Mountain director
The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour, the Oxford-based music and literature program, has hired Kate Teague as its new Executive Producer/Director. Teague is a 2015 Ole Miss graduate and Mobile, Ala....
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