Ted Geltner

Author of Blood, Bone, and Marrow

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03/22/18 | OLLI@UGA

January 24, 2018 by UGA Press

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

Filed Under: Blog, Events Tagged With: Harry Crews, OLLI@UGA, Osher Lifelong Learning Insitute, Ted Geltner

03.24.17 | Virginia Festival of the Book

February 28, 2017 by UGA Press

  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

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: 2017 Virginia Festival of the Book, Harry Crews, Jean Cash, New Dominion Bookshop, Steve Weddle, Ted Geltner

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

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

The Bookshelf | Aug. 27th | Thomasville, GA

August 20, 2016 by Ted Geltner

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...] about The Bookshelf | Aug. 27th | Thomasville, GA

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: GA, Harry Crews, The Bookshelf, Thomasville

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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February 15, 2018

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January 24, 2018

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

October 16, 2017

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