Columbus author’s novel chosen for JetBlue literacy project
Author Deborah Johnson’s novel “The Air Between Us” (Amistad/HarperCollins, 2009) was recently selected as a featured book in JetBlue’s Soar with Reading literacy initiative.
February’s Table Talk concludes with award-winning author
The Friends of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library concludes its February Table Talk series on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Author and Friends’ board member Deborah Johnson will read from and talk about her just-published work, “The Secret of Magic,” from Amy Einhorn Books/G.P. Putnam’s Sons.
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.
Columbus author wins top MLA award
Author Deborah Johnson has been awarded the 2010 Mississippi Library Association Award for Fiction for her novel “The Air Between Us” (Harper Collins). The debut work, set in the fictional town of Revere, Miss., in 1966, looks at how the murder of a white man ripples through a town already struggling with integration.