by Mark Pinsky | Jul 27, 2022 | Crime
As we’re working behind-the-scenes on some upcoming book promotion events, I thought this true crime book review of The Poisonous Solicitor by Stephen Bates might be of interest to you. The Poisonous Solicitor: The True Story of a 1920s Murder Mystery Veteran reporter...
by Mark Pinsky | Jul 6, 2022 | Crime, Drifting into Darkness, Met Her on the Mountain
After a brief rest in Durham following our return from Alabama, I headed west to North Carolina to promote my latest book, Drifting Into Darkness, as well as the updated, paperback edition of Met Her on the Mountain. My First Stop: Greensboro The first stop was...
by Mark Pinsky | Jun 17, 2022 | Crime, Drifting into Darkness
We completed my Alabama book tour — no banjo on our knee, but Oh Suzanne (La Rosa) and the whole NewSouth Books crew (Randall, Lisa, Mike) have made us feel welcome for the official Montgomery launch of Drifting into Darkness: Murder, Madness, Suicide and a Death...
by Mark Pinsky | May 31, 2022 | Crime, Drifting into Darkness, Met Her on the Mountain
After spending half a century reporting on murder, it’s probably not surprising that I don’t read many true crime books for enjoyment and escape. I think it’s because I’ve spent so long covering the dark side so closely, without the reader’s luxury of being able to...
by Mark Pinsky | May 24, 2022 | Crime, Met Her on the Mountain
In the second half of Movie-Made Appalachia: History, Hollywood, and the Highland South, author and University of Georgia professor John Inscoe pivots to the portrayal of Appalachian women on the big and small screen. In earlier films, Appalachian women – often older...
by Mark Pinsky | May 17, 2022 | Crime, Met Her on the Mountain
In Movie-Made Appalachia: History, Hollywood, and the Highland South, author John C. Inscoe writes that he was pleasantly surprised when he taught a course at the University of Georgia, showing and discussing a dozen films about race and racism in the Southern...
