The Book of Joe: LINK CEO Higgins enlists ghostwriter to work on book project
It has been six months since the CBS News program “60 Minutes” told the Joe Max Higgins story of how the colorful, homespun economic development CEO brought manufacturing jobs to the Golden Triangle at a time when the industry was stagnant at best.
MSU professor pens book on Shubuta lynchings
A Mississippi State University associate professor of history has released a new book chronicling events in a small Mississippi town that is home to a tragic monument to racial struggle.
Former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice to sign books in Starkville
Magnolia State author and former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Randy Pierce will return to Starkville Thursday to promote his latest book, “The Peter Bay,” at the Starkville Friends of the Library meeting and the Book Mart & Cafe.
Book shows angles of Miss. civil rights resistance
When James Meredith challenged Mississippi’s entrenched system of white supremacy in 1962, Gov. Ross Barnett had a plan to stop the black military veteran from integrating the state’s flagship university.
Bush ’41 unloads: Unsparing critique of Cheney, Rumsfeld
Former President George H. W. Bush has finally revealed what he really thinks of his son’s presidency.
Clay County ‘landscapes of memory’ unfold in new book
Clay County’s “landscapes of memory” are revealed to new generations in a book to be released Aug. 3.
New Harper Lee novel presents an unsaintly Atticus Finch
Harper Lee’s unexpected new novel offers an unexpected and startling take on an American literary saint, Atticus Finch.
Cover design unveiled for new Harper Lee novel
The cover for Harper Lee’s new novel will surely remind you of the cover for her old one.
Harper Lee’s agent dismisses ‘elder abuse’ allegations
Harper Lee’s literary agent says he was “surprised” that his client was believed a victim of elder abuse and asserted “categorically” that she was in “full possession of her mental faculties” and “delighted” about this summer’s publication of her second novel.
Friends dismiss doubts about ‘Mockingbird’ author’s lawyer
Retrace the suddenly tangled legal saga of Harper Lee and her legacy, “To Kill A Mockingbird,” and a pivotal moment emerges.
Friend: Harper Lee was fine the day before sequel announced
A longtime friend who visited “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee the day before the world learned she would release a sequel says she was feisty but didn’t mention her new book.
Amid ‘Mockingbird’ sequel buzz, worries about Lee’s wishes
Hometown friends and fans of “To Kill A Mockingbird” author Harper Lee are struggling to reconcile a publisher’s sensational announcement — that her decades-old manuscript for a sequel had been rediscovered and will be released.
Critics hailing new suspense novel by MSU faculty member
“Before He Finds Her” by Michael Kardos is scheduled for release Feb. 3 by Grove Atlantic/Mysterious Press.
Best-seller about boy’s journey to heaven pulled
A best-selling account of a 6-year-old boy’s journey to heaven and back has been pulled after the boy retracted his story.
Mississippi author returns to Columbus with latest novel
Joe Lee, a graduate of Mississippi State University and Starkville High School, will sign copies of his new suspense thriller, “Director’s Cut” (Dogwood Press, 2014), at Books A Million in Columbus on Monday.
Book takes fresh look at Mississippi history
The book is called “A New History of Mississippi,” and a new approach is what Dennis Mitchell wanted when he wrote it.
Columbus true crime fan pens tale of murder
Those who know Dr. Selden Lambert as a visual artist may experience a double-take at learning her doctoral dissertation was on serial rapists.
Farview — a place to remember
The homes of our childhoods are often dear in memory. Their walls and roofs, though inanimate, can inspire fierce devotion. Jane Fulton Hunt of Columbus feels that way about Farview, an ancestral home that has sheltered generations of her family dating back to 1835.
Rare Tennessee Williams story published
Before his mother became the model for Blanche DuBois of “A Streetcar Named Desire” and his sister the inspiration for Laura Wingfield of “The Glass Menagerie,” Tennessee Williams drew upon a college girlfriend — if only in name — to tell a story of desire, drunkenness and regret.
Tuesday marks Columbus author’s novel release, book signing
Tuesday is a notable day for Deborah Johnson, and for the community she calls home. The Columbus author’s second novel, “The Secret of Magic,” will be released by publisher Amy Einhorn Books/G.P. Putnam’s Sons. The launch will be celebrated with a book signing and reception at the Columbus Arts Council’s Rosenzweig Arts Center at 501 Main St. in downtown Columbus, from 4 to 6 p.m.