by Adam Henig | May 21, 2016 | Alex Haley, Self-publishing, Spring Training in Florida, St. Petersburg
The Story Behind the Book A couple of years ago, when I began researching my second book, I had no title in mind, no contacts, and little to go on. The central figure, Dr. Ralph Wimbish, did not even have a Wikipedia page. What I did have was an article I came...
by Adam Henig | Mar 22, 2016 | Alex Haley, Spring Training in Florida, St. Petersburg |
Following my most recent post, “Baseball, the Great Escape,” I received an outpouring of emotional responses from family, friends, co-workers, and fans. One reader wrote: I’m sorry that ALS took your mom too early but it’s clear that her...
by Adam Henig | Oct 10, 2015 | Alex Haley, Self-publishing |
After a month of creating, converting, redirecting, and troubleshooting, my new website is officially completed…phase I. The basics are done (including an email pop-up), but much more will be added and tweaked to make it user friendly. Take a peak and let me...
by Adam Henig | May 19, 2015 | Alex Haley, Biography, St. Petersburg |
Alex Haley’s brother died Last week, Alex Haley’s younger brother, Ambassador George Haley, died at the age of 89. George was the last living member of the immediate family—Alex’s mother Bertha died in 1931; his father, Simon, passed away in 1973; Alex in 1992;...
by Adam Henig | Feb 8, 2015 | Alex Haley, Self-publishing
A little more than a year ago, the History Channel announced it had acquired the film rights to Roots. Until now there has been little development. Deadline.com, a popular breaking news site that covers the Hollywood film industry, reported that director Allen Hughes,...