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
02/15/18 | New book about Los Angeles sports launches today
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...] about 02/15/18 | New book about Los Angeles sports launches today
03/23/18 | Lost Southern Voices Festival
3:45-4:45 p.m. FREE Georgia State University | Dunwoody Campus Festival takes place in and around the auditorium located in Building NC, officially known as … [Read more...] about 03/23/18 | Lost Southern Voices Festival
03/22/18 | OLLI@UGA
Blood, Bone and Marrow: A Biography of Harry Crews Thursday, March 22, 2018 $10 2:30 – 3:45 PM River’s Crossing campus Harry Crews’ life of poverty as he grew up in 1930's rural Georgia influenced his novels, stories, … [Read more...] about 03/22/18 | OLLI@UGA
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...] about 11/16/17 | Blood, Bone and Marrow comes to Boston
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...] about 9/30/17 | Jim Murray Memorial Foundation Annual Award Ceremony and Day at the Races
05/17/17 | Margaret Mitchell House
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
04.23.17 | Alachua Library Authors Series
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
03.30.17 | Oxford Conference for the Book
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
03.24.17 | Virginia Festival of the Book
Southern Writing | Rough & Rural Friday, March 24, 2017, 12:00 PM New Dominion Bookshop 404 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902 Authors Ted Geltner (Blood, Bone, and Marrow) and Jean Cash (Rough South, … [Read more...] about 03.24.17 | Virginia Festival of the Book
