Newspaper Page Text
Book Report
By Judy Long
An artillery of Athens authors came
out full force at the recent
Southeastern Booksellers Confer
ence, which was held Sept. 11-13
on Jekyll Island. James Kilgo
read from his novel Daughter of
My People, published by UGA
Press and one of three finalists for
the Lillian Smith Book Award for
fiction. The other finalists are
Dorothy Allison for Cavedweller
and Elizabeth Cox for Night Talk.
Winners of both the fiction and
nonfiction awards will be
announced in early October. John
Egerton, who chairs the 1998
Smith Book Awards jury, says,
“The more than 50 books submit
ted reaffirms the reputation of the
South as a land of good writers."
Terry Kay, Kilgo's driver, was on
Jekyll to promote his forthcoming
novel, The Kidnapping of Aaron
Greene. This book is the lead title
for William Morrows Winter
1999 list. Kay will be the headliner
for the annual Writers Harvest
reading, sponsored by The Georgia
Review, on Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. in the
Trumps ballroom at the Georgian
Hotel.
Mystery writers Beverly Connor
and Takis and Judy lakovu
were on the island and helped out
at the Sisters in Crime booth,
along with book-husband
Charles Connor. Connor signed
copies of her latest book, Dressed
’to Die, and appeared on the
"Women of Mystery" panel. The
lakovus' recently released Go
Close Against the Enemy is set in
the fictional town of Delphi, Ga. It
was praised in Booklist. Sisters in
Crime is committed to promoting
the professional advancement of
women mystery writers. Call (785)
842-1325 for membership infor
mation.
Whit and Anne Gibbons signed
copies of Ecoviews: Snakes, Snails
and Environmental T*i r s, pub
lished by University of Alabama
Press. Ecoviews takes a thought-
provoking look at the ecology of
animals, plan’s, and their habitats.
John Miller wore the hat of
author, rather than Orloff Press
publisher at this year’s contention.
Pocket Books spo* p ored his par
ticipation in the Winter Books
Breakfast in promotion of his forth
coming book, Causes of Action: A
Claude McCutcheon Novel.
Art and Margo Rosenbaum,
authors of Shout Because You're
Free: The African American Ring
Shout Tradition in Coastal Georgia,
new from UGA Press, were not in
attendance, but the McIntosh
County Shouters, the subject of
their book, performed for the open
ing of the trade show. The
Rosenbaums incorporate oral his
tory, first-person accounts, musical
transcriptions, photographs and
drawings in documenting the
McIntosh County Shooters.
Philip Lee Williams signed
copies of his original Christmas
memoir, The Silent Stars Go By, set
in Madison, Ga., and recently pub
lished by Hill Street Press (this
author's publishing company) on
Saturday afternoon. Williams and
Jimmy Faulkner, who wrote a
foreword for Hill Street's reissue of
John Faulkner’s My Brothe r Bill,
were seen toasting William
Faulkner’s birthday at the Hill
Street/Jack Daniels party. Happy
101st Birthday Bill, Sept. 25,1998.
*> ? ? 7 7 ? 1 r 7 11*? T VI T t T ? •»
FLAGPOLE
is looking for a
Full-Time
Advertising
Sales Person.
Base + Commission
Pay. Sales Experience
& Car Required.
Plecse send resume
and cover letter to:
Flagpole Magazine
Attn: Alicia Nickles
P.O. Box 1027
Athens, GA 30603
FORGET ABOUT IT
GYROS • SUBS • PIZZA
SOUTH LUMPKIN STREET • 543-2516
Stressed out with homework?
Roommates just don't \IIlClBX*Sfccincl yOll?
Take yourself for a walk, and come on in for some fun,
we know what you need.
Hang up your leash and jOlIl the rest of the pack.
rz\
Who S your friend?
cspjiuso nornt (Jiru
291 East Broad Street.
t
SEPTEMBER 23, 1998 FLAGPOLE Bl
