Author Rick Bragg to return to MUW Thursday Oct 26, 2008
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Rick Bragg will return to Mississippi University for Women on Thursday, Oct. 30 as part of the university s Common Reading Initiative ... The purpose of the essay contest was to provide MUW students with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of issues raised in Rick Bragg s book, Daffron said. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Southeastern fests for Oct. 3-5 and beyond Oct 3, 2008
Authors in this year's lineup include Sherman Alexie ("The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian"), Rick Bragg ("The Prince of Frogtown"), Susan Orlean ("Lazy Little Loafers"), Mark Winegarden ("The Godfather Returns") and others. Special events for children are also planned. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
SE festivals for Sept. 19-21 Sep 16, 2008
Authors in this year s lineup include Sherman Alexie ( The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian ), Rick Bragg ( The Prince of Frogtown ), Susan Orlean ( Lazy Little Loafers ), Mark Winegarden ( The Godfather Returns ) and others. Special events for children are also planned. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Literary festivals are in the air this fall Aug 28, 2008
Nashville: Southern Festival of Books, War Memorial Plaza, Oct. 10-12, features Janis Ian, Sherman Alexie and Rick Bragg. Tn-humanities. (USA Today -- Life)
MPB wins regional Emmy Aug 21, 2008
Authors Larry L. King, Rick Bragg and Richard Howorth talked on the program with host Gene Edwards about the life of their friend. MPB producer Edie Greene stated, In producing this program, I spent a year with Willie Morris in print and on tape. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Bragg: Write more, play less Wii Aug 13, 2008
Author Rick Bragg signs a stack of books for Elizabeth Locker, a freshman at Mississippi University for Women from Florence, Ala ... Minutes before the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Rick Bragg got in front of the podium and started talking, the students he would address were talking up his first book. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Rick Bragg to speak at MUW Welcome Week Aug 8, 2008
An appearance by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Rick Bragg will highlight Welcome Week activities at Mississippi University for Women, which kicks off Saturday. Bragg, who is professor of writing in the Department of Journalism at the University of Alabama, will be on campus Monday as part of MUW s Common Reading Initiative. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Top 100 books of last 25 years Jul 1, 2008
Rick Bragg s All Over But the Shouting is a must included book as is John Grisham s The Firm. By Michael. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Fairhope and Point Clear offer serenity Jun 19, 2008
Among writers with homes here are Winston Groom, author of "Forrest Gump"; Fannie Flagg, who wrote "Fried Green Tomatoes"; W.E.B. Griffin, who's written more than 35 epic novels ("The Brotherhood of War" and "The Presidential Agent" series); and Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Bragg, whose newest memoir is "The Prince of Frogtown.". My husband and I hit the bookstore during a May visit after blissful massages at Fairhope Massage and Skin Care at 323 De La Mare Ave. (251-990-5015). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
A search for his father takes Rick Bragg to 'Frogtown' Jun 12, 2008
A search for his father takes Rick Bragg to 'Frogtown ... By Bob Minzesheimer, USA TODAY Rick Bragg never thought of his father, a violent alcoholic, as a prince until his third memoir. (USA Today -- Life)
EXCERPT: Read a passage from 'The Prince of Frogtown' Jun 12, 2008
By Rick Bragg The ditch cleaved frogtown into two realms, and two powerful spirits heldsway,one on each side ... Excerpted from The Prince of Frogtown by Rick Bragg Copyright. (USA Today -- Life)
All-star cast in New Orleans Jun 1, 2008
Another of our keynote speakers will be the great Southern storyteller Rick Bragg ... Now, Rick Bragg has come out with the third book in the trilogy, The Prince of Frogtown ... Joining Michael Barone and Rick Bragg will be a number of other interesting speakers. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Rick Bragg: Down, out in Alabama May 26, 2008
Rick Bragg drawled into a cellphone as he drove down a familiar road. "I'm halfway between someplace in Mississippi and another place in Mississippi," he said in a way that, coming from Bragg, sounded as specific as Google Earth. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
A healthier workforce means a healthier economy May 14, 2008
One of our keynote speakers is Rick Bragg, who's among the nation's leading authors. Rick, an Alabama native, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing in 1996 for what the judges called elegantly written stories on contemporary America. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
'The Prince of Frogtown' May 14, 2008
Author Rick Bragg describes latest book ... At a signing last week in Birmingham, an elderly man slowly approached Pulitzer Prize-winning author Rick Bragg ... "But I read Rick Bragg because he seems to say what I'm thinking. He's the only author I've found that I can relate to.". (The Clarion-Ledger)
Southern food writing as diverse as the food May 14, 2008
" The lively cuisine of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast as well as its hurricane disasters inspired sections of the book focusing on before and after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Contributions are varied and include pieces from Pultizer-prize winner Rick Bragg and a photographic series by Amy Evans, which centers on northwest Florida's Apalachicola Bay and the people who rely on its oyster beds. "We believe that there is this kind of debt of pleasure that has been kind of earned over generations.... (Athens Banner-Herald)
New releases May 12, 2008
Books - MemoirThe Prince of FrogtownRick Bragg (KNOPF)The author of hardscrabble memoirs about his East Alabama family history ("All Over but the Shoutin'," "Ava's Man") returns to his Jacksonville, Ala ... Rick Bragg, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, matches tales of his father's past with stories of his struggles to forge a relationship with his stepson amid ruminations on father-son relationships. (Boston Globe)
'Lonely Planet' writer says he made up part of books... Apr 13, 2008
This story about the LP writer reminds me of Rick Bragg, the lying New York Times "journalist" who also wrote about places he didn't visit ... This story about the LP writer reminds me of Rick Bragg, the lying New York Times "journalist" who also wrote about places he didn't visit. (The Drudge Report)
Our Opinion: ‘The Dart’: Times staff adds new community feature Apr 11, 2008
In Thursday s piece, Mathews said he kept the writing styles of Pulitzer winners Rick Bragg and Tom Wolfe in mind when he sat down to write. The result was a nuanced piece of writing something we plan to bring to our audience more often. (Demopolis Times, AL)
Forum: Mr. College Football Mar 15, 2008
I don t. Writer Rick Bragg, who now teaches at Alabama, said that every game in the SEC is like a knife fight in a ditch. If you want to win in the fourth quarter in this league, it s usually about physical and mental toughness and not talent. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Sparkman journalist wins top state honors Mar 8, 2008
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Rick Bragg often tells students that you can make money writing for a living ... She has also been deemed the Rick Bragg Feature Writer of the Year where she was honored with a banquet last night at the Bryant Conference Center. (Madison County Record, AL)
4 comments Nov 3, 2007
And just weeks after Blair's departure, the Times' Rick Bragg, another Pulitzer winner, left after being suspended for using another reporter's work as his own. In the summer of 2003, The Villager, a small newspaper in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan, charged the Times with basing stories for three years on Villager stories and even using the same people The Villager used in their stories. (Human Events Online)
Lies and Deceits Nov 1, 2007
And just weeks after Blair's departure, the Times' Rick Bragg, another Pulitzer winner, left after being suspended for using another reporter's work as his own ... And just weeks after Blair's departure, the Times' Rick Bragg, another Pulitzer winner, left after being suspended for using another reporter's work as his own. (Townhall.com)
Carjacking influenced new Marc Cohn album Oct 20, 2007
Cohn says he was particularly inspired by a piece by writer Rick Bragg in the Washington Post so much so he called Bragg and asked if he could use some of his words as lyrics. For that, Bragg is named as a co-writer on the song Dance Back from the Grave, which takes its title from a phrase in Braggs story. (MSNBC -- Music)
Marc Cohn walks back defiantly from tragedies Oct 15, 2007
It was from an essay that writer Rick Bragg published in TheWashington Post. "But I have seen these people dance, laughing, to the edge of the grave. "I believe that, now, they will dance back from it. (USA Today -- Life)
Faludi contends that myths sprang up in the ashes of terror Oct 4, 2007
(Faludi does write that one purported revisionist, Lynch hagiographer Rick Bragg, declined to be interviewed for her book. . (USA Today -- Life)
A publishing quandary: Do excerpts help sales? Jun 12, 2007
On the other hand, Time magazine's excerpt of "I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story," by Rick Bragg, put a dent in book sales, according to Bogaards of Knopf. "The excerpt gave away too much I think people felt they'd had their fill," he said. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
'I'm no hero,' says Jessica Lynch May 18, 2007
The book was co-authored with former New York Times journalist Rick Bragg, who resigned from the paper after allegations some of his work relied too heavily on contributions by a freelancer. SEE ALSO: 06 Nov 03 | Americas 03 Sep 03 | Americas 10 Jul 03 | Americas 20 May 03 | Americas 15 May 03 | Correspondent. (Yahoo News -- Jessica Lynch)
Episode of Writers to pay tribute to Willie Morris May 7, 2007
Writers Rick Bragg and Larry L. King, along with Mayor Richard Howorth of Oxford, pay tribute to the late Mississippi author Willie Morris in a Mississippi Public Broadcasting-TV production airing at 8 p.m. Thursday. Remembering Willie Morris, an episode of Writers, features reminisces about the best-selling author a native of Yazoo City and the youngest editor ever of Harpers magazine. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Best-selling author to visit UNA Feb 22, 2007
The Distinguished Events Series kicked off in 2006 with a visit to campus by Southern author Rick Bragg. Subsequent guests have included native and author Kathryn Tucker Windham and Civil Rights attorney Fred Gray. (Shoals TimesDaily)
Student competing in national contest Jan 25, 2007
Last February, Sherrod traveled with Foust's class to-see Pulitzer Prize-winning author Rick Bragg at the 's Writer's Series. Author of the award-winning book "All Over but the Shoutin'," Bragg is one of Sherrod's favorite writers. (Shoals TimesDaily)
