Audio: Rheta Grimsley Johnson on NPR

On November 29, 2009, Alabama author Rheta Grimsley Johnson's book Poor Man's Provence (NewSouthBooks) was reviewed by Debbie Elliott on NPR’s program Weekend Edition Sunday. In addition to the review, the Web site has an excerpt from the book.

Listen to Debbie Elliott's review of Poor Man's Provence on NPR.

Midge Coates, Project Manager
This Goodly Land: Alabama's Literary Landscape

Video: Randall Williams of NewSouth Books on APT's Face to Face

On August 24, NewSouth Books' Randall Williams was interviewed by Lori Cummings on the Alabama Public Television program Face to Face. Williams discussed the philosophy of NewSouth Books, the realities of the publishing business, and what a prospective author should know when dealing with a book publisher.

NewSouth Books is headquartered in Montgomery, Ala. NewSouth authors profiled on This Goodly Land include John Beecher, Virginia Pounds Brown, Rheta Grimsley Johnson, Oxford Stroud, Sue Walker, and Kathryn Tucker Windham.

This program can now be viewed online. The program opens with an interview with first-time author Chris Hagler. Randall Williams' interview starts at about 7:45 min into the show.

Watch NewSouth Books' Randall Williams on APT's Face to Face.

Midge Coates, Project Manager
This Goodly Land: Alabama's Literary Landscape