Each week, we will feature one or more of our titles for a special sale (50% off the list price) for one week only. The sale will run from Monday-Monday and be available exclusively on our website. … [Read more...]
When Writing a Biography Becomes a Race Against Death
This essay originally appeared on Literary Hub on February 22, 2017. Of all the conversations I had while writing my most recent book, I remember one particular exchange distinctly. The man I … [Read more...]
“One Morning in February”
Well, whaddya know; it's one morning in February. Seems the perfect time to share "One Morning in February" with you then. Harry Crews received the Best Nonfiction Award for this essay from … [Read more...]
Merry Crewsmas, Happy Crewsukkah, & Harry Holidays!
There are only twelve more days until Christmas and but 8 days until Hanukkah. In Christianity, the twelve days of Christmas actually refer to the twelve days "from Dec. 25, celebrated as the birth of … [Read more...]
Harry & The Boys of Twelve Oaks Bath and Tennis Club
Another one of the fascinating people I’ve gotten to meet since the publication of Blood, Bone and Marrow is Don Lewis, one of Harry’s closest friends (and roommate) from his college days at the … [Read more...]
World Polio Day | Harry Crews Walked Again
Today is World Polio Day, held each October for the past decade to commemorate Jonas Salk (1914-1995), the founder of the first successful polio vaccine, and to raise awareness of the disease in hopes … [Read more...]
A Hurricane Named Harry
While there’s not yet been a hurricane named Harry (so the name still hasn’t been retired), Tropical Storm Harry (more than one) and Tropical Cyclone Harry are on the books. There was even that 1960’s … [Read more...]
The Guiding Greene Light of Harry Crews
Today is the 112th anniversary of the birth of the great English novelist Graham Greene. Though Harry Crews never met him in person (that I know of), Greene played a central role in Harry’s … [Read more...]
The Moonshine of Harry Crews
The recent Full Harvest Moon on September 16th delivered a powerful message. Such radiance, hanging low in the sky, already mesmerizes, and at first the moon just playfully called to mind instances … [Read more...]
Cool Pants Luke | Donn Pearce & Harry Crews
While I was researching Blood, Bone and Marrow, I continually heard stories about Donn Pearce, the author of Cool Hand Luke and an early mentor of Harry Crews. Harry met Pearce in Fort Lauderdale, FL … [Read more...]
