Each week, we will feature one or more of our titles for a special sale (50% off the list price) for one week only. The sale will run from Monday-Monday and be available exclusively on our website. Remember, web orders … [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...]
World Polio Day | Harry Crews Walked Again
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...]
A Hurricane Named Harry
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...]
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...]
The Moonshine of Harry Crews
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...]
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...]
Lost Harry Crews Letters Read at Decatur Book Festival
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...]
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...]
