by Becky Crabtree | Sep 16, 2023 | Sundry Notes
The writing bug has returned! The research is well underway for a historical novel about two local frontier women and a second book, a futuristic view of small town life in an unnamed high school has several completed chapters. I so enjoy writing, both researched and...
by Becky Crabtree | Feb 12, 2022 | Sundry Notes, William B.Robertson Biography
The press release from University of Virginia Press:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Emily Grandstaff434-982-2932 | egrandstaff@virginia.edu “Civil rights literature has not always done a good job of showing how the protests of the sixties marked the beginning of the...
by Becky Crabtree | Feb 6, 2022 | William B.Robertson Biography
Mr. William B. Robertson will not get to hold the book in which he tells his life story, but I feel that he is smiling down on its release, scheduled for February 22, 2022. It is Black History Month, no better time to showcase his contributions to and ideas about...
by Becky Crabtree | Oct 9, 2021 | John Campbell Miller Houses
“John Campbell Miller, Builder of Fancy Homes in Rural West Virginia” is ready! I just got the hard cover copies today. It is a trip into rural America’s history, for sure, with lots of rich local history. ‘Beautifully illustrated and with...
by Becky Crabtree | Jun 26, 2021 | Sundry Notes, William B.Robertson Biography
I have had friends, good friends, in every chapter of my life, but some are special, extraordinarily special. Last Tuesday, I lost the man who I have worked with for over two years as we wrote his life story. The final edits on his book were submitted last Thursday...
by Becky Crabtree | Feb 7, 2021 | Sundry Notes
Silver Goblet Press is premiering a new author, Terry Lee Martin, and a beautifully written fantasy, “Seeds of the Guardian,” the first of a series. We both participated in a writing workshop in historic Rugby, Tennessee several years ago led by author...
by Becky Crabtree | Jul 29, 2020 | Pick Your Poison
I messed up! Not a huge mistake, but big enough to correct. Last month, I got an email from Elaine and Bill Jones in Illinois about an event in my book, “Pick Your Poison.” In the story, a plane crash happened in Lindside, WV (and it really did happen back...
by Becky Crabtree | Jul 16, 2020 | America Lift Every Voice, John Campbell Miller Houses
I have discovered that a pandemic is good for something – staying home and writing! The book I described earlier, America, Lift Every Voice and Sing Together, is off to a publisher as the acquisition process begins. It tells the back story of one man’s...
by Becky Crabtree | Apr 5, 2020 | Sundry Notes
Since August 2019, I have been working on a new book, a biography (even though I resolved to never write another after Dr. Dickason’s story was completed). Somehow I knew I was going to be asked to do this and I was just as sure that I would say no. I simply did...
by Becky Crabtree | Jun 1, 2019 | Drunk on Peace and Quiet
Linda Zirkle of the RTFB Book Club was kind enough to invite me to speak about the Stella and Jonas series last week. The night of the meeting, I was tired after teaching school and apprehensive about meeting new, possibly stilted people. I couldn’t...
by Becky Crabtree | May 16, 2019 | Dr. Dickason
Very unexpected good news today – Try and Be Somebody was chosen as a finalist in the 2019 New Generation Indie Book Awards (NGIBA)! It is gratifying to have the story of Dr. Henry Lake Dickason and my alma mater, Bluefield State College, recognized by a national...
by Becky Crabtree | Mar 4, 2019 | Pick Your Poison
Got this today: CONGRATULATIONS Finalists in the 2018-2019 Reader Views Literary Awards Program!! Tickled that my latest, Pick Your Poison, is a finalist in their Mystery/Thriller Category. Pleased that it was recognized at all Here’s their review: PICK YOUR POISON...
