Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Short Takes

Susan Puckett will be traveling from Ocean Springs, MS up to Memphis, TN over the next week and a half to promote her book, EAT DRINK DELTA. Her first stop is at the Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center of Arts and Education in Ocean Springs. She will be there from 6:00-8:00pm on June 8 for "A Trip to the Delta" cooking class.

"The menu includes Chicken Brined in Sweet Tea, Mississippi Grits with Shrimp and Tomato Confit and Lemon Ice Box Pie. The cost is $69 per person for members and $79 for nonmembers. She also will be signing copies of the book at the Ocean Springs Fresh Market in the Depot parking lot earlier that day while the Mary C. staff serves samples of Craig Claiborne's mother's Hot Cakes with Orange Syrup." For more on the event and an interview with Puckett, check out this article in the Sun Herald.

Susan Puckett's upcoming events:
Saturday June 8, 2013 9am-1pm: The Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center of Arts and Education Snacks & Signing, Ocean Springs Fresh Market, Ocean Springs, MS

Saturday June 8, 2013 6pm-8pm: The Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center of Arts and Education Cafe Cooking Class, Ocean Springs, MS

 Wednesday, June 12, 2013, 12-1pm (at the library): Table TalkFriends of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library & Hitching Lot Farmers' Market, 314 7th Street North, Columbus, MS

Thursday, June 13 5-7pm, 2013: Talk & SigningOxbow Market, Clarksdale, MS

• Friday, June 14, 2013 12pm-2pm: Lunchtime Celebration of Mississippi Flavors, The Neon Pig, 1203 N Gloster St, Tupelo, MS

Monday, June 17, 2013, 7pm: Dinner & SigningACRE Restaurant, 690 S Perkins Rd, Memphis, TN

Read more here: http://www.sunherald.com/2013/06/01/4704664/author-to-bring-tales-tastes-of.html#storylink=cpy


Congratulations to Nathalie Dupree! She received a James Beard Award for her new book, MASTERING THE ART OF SOUTHERN COOKING (Gibbs Smith). Dupree is the author of several UGA Press books, including NATHALIE DUPREE'S SOUTHERN MEMORIES, NEW SOUTHERN COOKING, and NATHALIE DUPREE'S COMFORTABLE ENTERTAINING.

In a recent KY Forward article, University of Kentucky Biology Department chair Vincent Cassone said, "Let's hope THE EMBATTLED WILDERNESS by Erik Reece and Jim Krupa opens at least a few eyes to the urgency of preserving our wild heritage in Kentucky and elsewhere for 'those who come after us.'"

WAVE Country with Dawne Gee interviewed David Domine about his new book, OLD LOUISVILLE. Check out the interview below.

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The Chattanoogan calls THE NASHVILLE WAY a "well-written history" and a "thorough and engaging account of the historical drama that unfolded in Nashville."

Calvin Johnson Jr. was on today's "Morning Express with Robin Meade" on CNN as part of their week-long "American Behind Bars: Stolen Lives" series. Johnson is the author of Exit to Freedom. The book is the only firsthand account of a wrongful conviction overturned by DNA evidence.

Minrose Gwin, author of REMEMBERING MEDGAR EVERS, and Frank X Walker, author of TURN ME LOOSE, will be speaking at Jackson State University on June 13 at 5:00pm.

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