Jim Hall

Author & Lecturer

Edie Gross

The university and the library: Two places I like

I remember how happy and proud I was when I found my name on the shelves at the University of Mary Washington bookstore in Fredericksburg. The year was 1993, and I had agreed to teach there. One of my responsibilities as a new adjunct was to tell the bookstore which texts I would use in
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Jim Hall

March 29, 2017

Archive, Getting Published, Life as a Writer, Lynching, Race Relations, Virginia History, Writing the Book Rattlesnake Mountain

Amerikan Rambler, Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Claudine Ferrell, Colin Woodward, Colonial Beach, Edie Gross, Fredericksburg, Melvin Mencher, News Reporting and Writing, Stratford Hall, The Elements of Style, The Free Lance-Star, The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia, University of Mary Washington
Reflections of a first-time author-Part 2

Andi Russell, who does the Books page at the Free Lance-Star, where I used to work, invited me to participate in a new feature called the Local Author Spotlight. The Spotlight asks 17 questions of the writer. Here’s a preview of two of my answers: What I learned from the writing/publishing process: I was surprised
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Jim Hall

December 6, 2016

Archive, Fauquier County, Va. History, Getting Published, Life as a Writer, Lynching, Race Relations, Rattlesnake Mountain the Book, Virginia History, Writing the Book Rattlesnake Mountain

Amazon, Andi Russell, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Edie Gross, Free Lance-Star, History Press, Howard Owen, Laura Moyer, Local Author Spotlight