Today is the official publication date of LA Sports: Play, Games, and Community in the City of Angels, a collection of essays that takes deep dive into the sports history and culture of Los Angeles. The book … [Read more...]
11/16/17 | Blood, Bone and Marrow comes to Boston
I'm pleased to announce that one month from today, on Thursday, Nov. 16, I'll be discussing the life and work of Harry Crews at Boston University with my friend Jay Atkinson. Jay was a student and protege of Harry's … [Read more...]
9/30/17 | Jim Murray Memorial Foundation Annual Award Ceremony and Day at the Races
Don't miss this year's Jim Murray Memorial Foundation's Annual Extravaganza at beautiful Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia, California. I'll be presenting the 2017 JMMF Ambassador of the Year award to the great Jabari … [Read more...]
When Writing a Biography Becomes a Race Against Death
This essay originally appeared on Literary Hub on February 22, 2017. Of all the conversations I had while writing my most recent book, I remember one particular exchange distinctly. The man I was speaking with told me … [Read more...]
Harry Crews & The Boys of Twelve Oaks Bath and Tennis Club
Another one of the fascinating people I’ve gotten to meet since the publication of Blood, Bone and Marrow is Don Lewis, one of Harry’s closest friends (and roommate) from his college days at the University of Florida, … [Read more...]
The Guiding Greene Light of Harry Crews
Today is the 112th anniversary of the birth of the great English novelist Graham Greene. Though Harry Crews never met him in person (that I know of), Greene played a central role in Harry’s development as a writer, and … [Read more...]
Cool Pants Luke | Donn Pearce & Harry Crews
While I was researching Blood, Bone and Marrow, I continually heard stories about Donn Pearce, the author of Cool Hand Luke and an early mentor of Harry Crews. Harry met Pearce in Fort Lauderdale, FL in the mid-1960s, … [Read more...]
David Duke and Harry Crews
The man The Atlantic magazine recently called “America’s most famous racist,” David Duke, is back in the news this month. Duke, the former KKK leader and Louisiana political candidate from the ‘90s, has answered the … [Read more...]
The Bookshelf | Aug. 27th | Thomasville, GA
Ted Geltner heads back into the beating heart of Harry Crews country on Saturday, August 27th to sign Blood, Bone, and Marrow and greet customers at The Bookshelf in the charming Southern town of Thomasville, GA. Many … [Read more...]
2016 AJC Decatur Book Festival | Sept. 4th
All rise! Court is in session: Don't miss Ted Geltner's discussion of Blood, Bone and Marrow: A Biography of Harry Crews at the Old Courthouse on Sunday, September 4, from 3:45pm-4:30pm. Has that rabble-rouser Harry … [Read more...]
