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Russellville Public Library hosting author for special program

The Russellville Public Library will host a program with author Clara Ruth Holt this Thursday, January 18.

Holt’s late husband, John Hayman, Jr., was the author of seven books and more than 60 academic articles. Two of his books were Bitter Harvest (an authorized biography of former attorney general Richmond Flowers) and A Judge in the Senate (an authorized biography of former U.S. Senator Howell Heflin, coauthored by Holt). Both books were the recipient of the Coley Award, given by the Alabama Historical Society every two years for the best Alabama history book during the previous two years.

Bitter Harvest has recently been released in paperback. A new book in the works before John’s untimely death was The Jemison Cafe: Reflections on an Alabama Boyhood, the true story of his family’s struggles, traumas and successes during the Great Depression, World War II and the aftermath. The family moved from Arkansas to Alabama, eventually purchased the Jemison Cafe, and the book’s stories revolve around the happenings there--the social center of Jemison. Sixteen years after John’s death, Holt edited the book, and 17 years later it has been released by NewSouth books.

For information on Thursday’s program and book signing, please contact Ashley Cummins, director, Russellville Public Library, 110 East Lawrence St Russellville, AL 35654. Call 256.332.1535.

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