My next book, due out in February 2023 from Black Rose Writing, is A Southern Season: Rural Stories. It is most easily categorized as a follow-up to Memory Cards: Portraits from a Rural Journey, my first book that came out in 2015. The publisher has made it available for preorder at their website, and if…
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New book! “It’s A Time in the Land: The Best of the Soap Box” column
I’m taking a short break from history to put a plug in for my new book, It’s A Time in the Land: The Best of the Soap Box. The book is a collection of 86 of the best columns that I’ve written for The Nashville Graphic over the last nearly 25 years. I…
Pequod Used Books is a must-shop for local readers
I was fortunate to be invited to sell and sign my books at Pequod Used Books in Rocky Mount this past weekend. My wife Kristi and I knew there would be a challenge — try not to go too crazy in the store, especially since owner Justin Nale had announced a 50% off everything-sale. We…