James A. Autry is a former CEO of the Meredith Corporation, an American media conglomerate based in Des Moines, Iowa. He graduated from the University of Mississippi and is a winner of the “Silver Em Award,” the journalism school’s award for a distinguished career in journalism. His first published books were books of poetry, Nights Under a Tin Roof and Life After Mississippi. In late 1991, the Kentucky Poetry Review published a special James A. Autry issue. He received considerable national attention when he was one of the poets featured on Bill Moyers’ special series, “The Power of the Word,” on PBS.
Mississippi: Nights Under A Tin Roof and Life After Mississippi
AUTHOR: James A. Autry; Preface by John Mack Carter; Introduction by Willie Morris
POETRY: 77 poems, 66 black and white photos, 196 pages, 7x10 inches, paperback, ISBN 9780916242862, $24.95
BOOK LAUNCH: Des Moines, Iowa, (date to be determined), Oxford, MS (date to be determined)
PUB-DATE: Oct. 11, 2018