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Me (left) with Roland when he picked up his Perry F. Kendig writing award. |
Roland's next book may be his biggest: Black Jesus, a biography of basketball player Michael Jordan. It comes on the heels of his popular Jerry West, a biography of the Los Angeles Lakers star and executive. I've read a significant portion of Black Jesus (as well as a number of Roland's other books) and I can assure you that this is not just a sports book. It is a slice of the American pie and one most of you are not familiar with. Roland's chapters on Jordan's family history in Eastern North Carolina are riveting. His grandfather, especially, is a towering character.
Roland, who has taught journalism at the college level (Tech and Radford) for a number of years, will talk about organizing and researching a biography and he'll take your questions. He has been one of the anchors at the Writers Conference annually and journalist Beth Macy, who has a book coming out soon on the furniture industry, says his encouragement led her to write the book. Roland is one of the most generous and caring writers I know, taking time with people who are inexperienced or who need to get over a writers' hump.
Join us. It's free (we pass a hat to pay expenses) and you'll enjoy it. There is plenty of parking. Bring your own beverage (nothing alcoholic, please)..
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