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Harry Crews Has The Last Word

March 28, 2018 by Shannon Byrne

Harry Crews died at home six years ago today. His well used body was done traveling in this lifetime. I asked his biographer, Ted Geltner, if he uttered any famous last words, perhaps one last barbaric yawp, or simply … [Read more...] about Harry Crews Has The Last Word

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05/17/17 | Margaret Mitchell House

February 28, 2017 by Shannon Byrne

Come celebrate the launch of the paperback edition of Blood, Bone, and Marrow with authors Ted Geltner, Jay Atkinson, and moderator Candice Dyer. Geltner wrote the first full-length bio of Harry Crews, Atkinson took … [Read more...] about 05/17/17 | Margaret Mitchell House

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Atlanta History Center, Blood Bone and Marrow, Candice Dyer, Jay Atkinson, Margaret Mitchell House, Ted Geltner

04.23.17 | Alachua Library Authors Series

February 28, 2017 by Shannon Byrne

  Alachua County Library District Hosts 3rd Annual Author Series! The 2017 Author Series brings a broad spectrum of writers—featuring a Pulitzer Prize winner whose latest novel is up for a national award, a … [Read more...] about 04.23.17 | Alachua Library Authors Series

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Alachua County Library District, Alachua Library Author Series

03.30.17 | Oxford Conference for the Book

February 28, 2017 by Shannon Byrne

  Remembering Harry Crews, Chronicler of the Roughneck South 9:30 a.m. | Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics Ted Geltner (Blood, Bone, and Marrow: A Biography of Harry Crews) and filmmaker Tom … [Read more...] about 03.30.17 | Oxford Conference for the Book

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Blood Bone and Marrow, Harry Crews: Guilty as Charged, Oxford Conference of the Book, Tom Thurman

World Polio Day | Harry Crews Walked Again

October 24, 2016 by Shannon Byrne

Today is World Polio Day, held each October for the past decade to commemorate Jonas Salk (1914-1995), the founder of the first successful polio vaccine, and to raise awareness of the disease in hopes of its eradication … [Read more...] about World Polio Day | Harry Crews Walked Again

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: "The Rough South of Harry Crews", post-polio syndrome, World Polio Day 2016

A Hurricane Named Harry

October 7, 2016 by Shannon Byrne

While there’s not yet been a hurricane named Harry (so the name still hasn’t been retired), Tropical Storm Harry (more than one) and Tropical Cyclone Harry are on the books. There was even that 1960’s cartoon character, … [Read more...] about A Hurricane Named Harry

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Andrew Lytle, Book & Table Bookstore, Book & Table Inn, Car by Harry Crews, Hurricane Harry's, Hurricane Matthew, Valdosta

The Moonshine of Harry Crews

September 22, 2016 by Shannon Byrne

The recent Full Harvest Moon on September 16th delivered a powerful message. Such radiance, hanging low in the sky, already mesmerizes, and at first the moon just playfully called to mind instances when the moon shines … [Read more...] about The Moonshine of Harry Crews

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: A Childhood: The Biography of a Place, Full Harvest Moon 2016, Michael McCurdy, UGA Press

Lost Harry Crews Letters Read at Decatur Book Festival

September 6, 2016 by Shannon Byrne

Ted Geltner didn't simply discuss Blood, Bone, and Marrow, his new biography of Harry Crews, at the 2016 Decatur Book Festival on Sunday, September 4. He actually surprised and treated the lucky audience with readings of … [Read more...] about Lost Harry Crews Letters Read at Decatur Book Festival

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Book & Table | Oct. 6th | Valdosta, GA

August 19, 2016 by Shannon Byrne

Book & Table's grand opening was July 13, 2016. Book & Table is a brand-new independent bookstore that just opened its doors this summer in historic downtown Valdosta, GA, mere yards from where the legendary John … [Read more...] about Book & Table | Oct. 6th | Valdosta, GA

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Hippodrome Theatre | Oct. 20th | Gainesville, FL

August 18, 2016 by Shannon Byrne

Original 1993 movie poster

Join award-winning author Ted Geltner for a special "book and film" night celebrating the wild life and literary works of the late, fabled writer, and Gainesville icon, Harry Crews. Joining him will be Harry Crews' … [Read more...] about Hippodrome Theatre | Oct. 20th | Gainesville, FL

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: FL, Gainesville, Harry Crews, Hippodrome, Tom Thurman

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