Jim Hall

Author & Lecturer

Great Writers Right Here

These are a few of my favorite things

Here are three things that this writer is happy about: The story about my book by Pam Kamphuis, editor of the Piedmont Virginian magazine. Pam asked me to write about Fauquier County’s reaction to publication of The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia. I did, and last week she posted that piece on the magazine’s website.…
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Jim Hall

October 3, 2017

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

Adam Kidd, Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Fall for the Book, Fauquier County, Fauquier County Public Library, Fredericksburg Literary Club, Great Writers Right Here, Lifelong Learning Institute, Mosby Heritage Area Association, Natalie Wheeler, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Pam Kamphuis, The History Press, The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia, The Piedmont Virginian, Thomas Balch Library, Warrenton
Have book, will travel

That distant date on my calendar finally arrived. My book was published yesterday. Now I have to hit the road and promote it. I’ll be in Fredericksburg, Warrenton, Richmond, Culpeper and Manassas in the coming weeks to sign books and/or talk about The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia. Please stop by if you’re in the…
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Jim Hall

September 13, 2016

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

Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, Culpeper County Library, Fauquier County Public Library, Fourth Annual Local Author Extravaganza, Fredericksburg Independent Book Festival, Great Writers Right Here, Manassas Museum, Mary Washington Elderstudy, The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia

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