Latest News from NewSouth Books:
- The Order Katzenbach Was Enforcing . . .
Nicholas Katzenbach, former Attorney General of the United States, died on May 8 at age 90 and was widely memorialized as an important figure in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. “The nation has lost a faithful and forceful advocate for civil and constitutional rights with the passing of Nicholas Katzenbach,” said civil rights lawyer Fred Gray, author of Bus Ride to Justice …
- Eddie Pattillo talks Carolina Planters with South Carolina’s Walter Edgar’s Journal, more
A detailed interview and a glowing review are just the latest to spotlight Eddie Pattillo’s unique book of history, Carolina Planters on the Alabama Frontier. Here, Pattillo, an Alabama historian, reproduces his ancestors’ letters from the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries, painstakingly collected alongside Pattillo’s own copious research, to give an unprecedented glimpse of early American life. The Mobile Press-Register‘s John Sledge, in his “Southern Bound” review, calls the book “magnificent”; Walter Edgar also interviews Pattillo about the book on the Walter Edgar’s Journal show, available online …
- On Titanic anniversary, Julie Williams examines disaster’s family legacy
On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, professor Julie Williams (A Rare Titanic Family) examines how the effects of the disaster have traveled through years to affect generations of her family. “One hundred years ago this weekend, the Caldwells stumbled into history as they reluctantly agreed to get off the Titanic and onto Lifeboat 13. And they have reached across time to bring so many of us with them. It’s been an interesting hundred years. Although the ship sank in 1912, it never loosened its grip on the Caldwells. Albert and Sylvia tried to rebuild their lives but found the Titanic was forever part of their identity” …
- Rhyme* Around the Clock: A 24-Hour Poetry Explosion in Downtown Montgomery on April 19 and 20
In celebration of National Poetry Month and in anticipation of the 2012 Alabama Book Festival, a 24-hour poetry marathon will be held April 19 & 20 in downtown Montgomery. Any interested poet may participate by reading her/his own work or that of another poet, or both…
- Henry Wall signs From Healing to Hell at Blakely Peanut Proud
Dr. Henry Wall signed his family story From Healing to Hell at the 3 Diamonds bookstore in Blakely, Georgia, during the March 24 Peanut Proud Festival. “We were happy to have Dr. Wall signing his book with us during Peanut Proud,” said Debra Anderson, owner of 3 Diamonds. “His book tells about an important event in his life and in Blakely history, and people seem to be really responding to his book” …
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