According to the blog of Daily Mississippian journalist Paul Quinn, Quinn has been told by Curtis Wilkie that Curtis has contracted to write a Scruggs book. Wilkie teaches journalism at Ole Miss and is the author of Dixie: A Personal Odyssey Through Events That Shaped the Modern South, along with being co-author with Jim McDougal of Arkansas Mischief.
Curtis Wilkie to write Scruggs book
June 4th, 2008 @ 2:40 pm - by NMC · 16 Comments
Tags: Dickie Scruggs
Filed Under: Herald & Examiner
Contracted … with whom ?
Scruggs ?
A publisher ?
JustOl: I believe it is Random House, however I am not sure. Wilkie’s agent hasn’t called back yet. The grapevine is saying he submitted idea’s to several publishers and a bidding war ensued. Please remember this is all second hand and Wilkie would not confirm any details about the book.
Well, I hope this doesn’t leave others out if they want to write something as well (hint, hint to our hosts).
If any of y’all want to see what the title might be click on my link….
The title suggests to me that Wilkie may be buying into the version of Scruggs’s career that was the dominant one pre-indictment. I hope not.
One of Scruggs’ biggest problems about his life was the lack of self discipline when it came to promoting himself. Go figure…But thats just me.
I was looking around some more for information about the book and found this on a Boston Globe website.
http://www.boston.com/ae/books/blog/2008
/06/another_souther.html
Curtis was a great reporter; an enjoyable writer. Can’t think of anyone else better to do the job.
NMC / 5 – While I was in Oxford for Double Decker I was fortunate enough to hear the first chapter dictated/summerized….and it was explained to me that the point of view Curtis was taking wasn’t going to be written the way the title suggests (or how you’re interpreting it). However, Curtis had just semi-completed the first chapter so I have no idea where it went from there.
I’ll buy it at soon as it hits the bookstores I’m sure. By the way, I ordered Mickey Sherman’s book “How Can You Defend Those People” that is shown in the bottom left hand corner. Does folo get any credit for that?
Would you let us know how that Mickey Sherman book reads scandaljunkie? I was thinkin’ of getting it too.
I bought some books the other day as well. I think folo gets something as long as you navigate to amazon from here. Is that right, lotus?
Yep, that’s right, ducky — folo gets a 4-6% commission on any of your purchases that originate from this site (10% on Kindles). So thank you, you and scandaljunkie!
Like dmwriter’s link, the DJ identifies Wilkie’s publisher as Harmony Books. I think the Publisher’s Lunch quote at the Globe — “part Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, part Barbarians at the Gate” — is a start on what’s to be said, but also a suggestion why I’m still looking forward to NMC’s Scruggs book most.
Whoops, date-typo in the DJ story: “July 27″ should be “June 27.”
Patsy Brumfield interviewed Wilkie and has a short report in today’s DJ.
(h/t ccvz)
I may write a book. I have been close to all involved. Im the pilot that flew them all around the world.