by Adam Henig | Mar 28, 2015 | Alex Haley, Self-publishing, Writing |
As I work feverishly on my next book–how an African American physician led the effort to integrate Major League Baseball’s spring training in Florida–I’ve neglected, with regret, my blog. Here are the latest happenings: I’m scheduled to deliver...
by Adam Henig | Jan 15, 2014 | Alex Haley |
To commemorate the annual federal holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I wanted to share the story behind Alex Haley’s Playboy interview of the civil rights leader. *** During the winter of 1964, when the forty-three year-old Alex Haley approached...
by Adam Henig | Dec 3, 2013 | Alex Haley
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk6WzB9Zwgw] In late 1964, Alex Haley was finalizing the galleys of his co-authored book, the highly anticipated The Autobiography of Malcolm X. At that same time, he was also in talks with book publisher Doubleday, Inc. about...