Ted Geltner

Author of Blood, Bone, and Marrow

  • Home
  • About
  • Books
    • Blood, Bone, and Marrow
    • Last King of the Sports Page
  • Journalism
  • Press
  • Events
  • Blog
  • Contact

“Deal of the Week” | 50%-off Blood, Bone, and Marrow

February 27, 2017 by UGA Press

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...] about “Deal of the Week” | 50%-off Blood, Bone, and Marrow

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Deal of the Week, UGA Press

When Writing a Biography Becomes a Race Against Death

February 22, 2017 by Ted Geltner

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...] about When Writing a Biography Becomes a Race Against Death

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: biography, Harry Crews, Jim Murray, Lit Hub, Literary Hub, Ted Geltner

Harry Crews & The Boys of Twelve Oaks Bath and Tennis Club

November 8, 2016 by Ted Geltner

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...] about Harry Crews & The Boys of Twelve Oaks Bath and Tennis Club

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Bruton snuff, Donald Lewis

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 Guiding Greene Light of Harry Crews

October 2, 2016 by Ted Geltner

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...] about The Guiding Greene Light of Harry Crews

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Graham Greene

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

Cool Pants Luke | Donn Pearce & Harry Crews

September 12, 2016 by Ted Geltner

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...] about Cool Pants Luke | Donn Pearce & Harry Crews

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Cool Hand Luke, Donn Pearce, Esquire Classic, Harry Crews

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

Filed Under: Blog

David Duke and Harry Crews

August 29, 2016 by Ted Geltner

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...] about David Duke and Harry Crews

Filed Under: Blog

  • « Go to Previous Page
  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2
  • Go to page 3
  • Go to page 4
  • Go to Next Page »
Buy Book
Buy Book

Events

03/22/18 | OLLI@UGA

03/23/18 | Lost Southern Voices Festival

Blog

Harry Crews Has The Last Word

March 28, 2018

02/15/18 | New book about Los Angeles sports launches today

February 15, 2018

03/23/18 | Lost Southern Voices Festival

February 5, 2018

03/22/18 | OLLI@UGA

January 24, 2018

11/16/17 | Blood, Bone and Marrow comes to Boston

October 16, 2017

© Copyright 2020 Ted Geltner · All Rights Reserved