How Illness Changed Robert Louis Stevenson’s Life

Robert Lewis Stevenson (1850-1894) was one of the best-known authors of his day. He was a paradox; he traveled widely, yet was weak and sickly all of his life. He spent much of his life in bed or in a sickroom, yet he wrote wonderful adventures like Kidnapped and...

Polio and an Unsung Hero

Now, here’s a must-read book! Lynn Cullen’s latest book, The Woman with the Cure, is historical fiction about the last great polio epidemic of the 1950s and race to find a vaccine. Dr. Dorothy Horstmann, a pediatrician, epidemiologist, and virologist was the first...

The Confluence of Writing, Publishing and Art

Sometimes, an evening you expect to be routine becomes oh so much more! For me, a book signing became a night of art, history, writing and publishing. James Cobb, Professor Emeritus of History at University of Georgia, has just written a biography of C. Vann Woodward,...

Atlanta Writers Club Townsend Prize Awards Dinner

What a glittering event! The ten Townsend Prize finalists, other authors and the want-to-be authors of the Atlanta Writers Club gathered at the beautiful Wimbish House for drinks, dinner, speeches and awards. The Townsend Award is a big deal. Named in memory of Jim...