Darden North, MD

from the Hattiesburg American Sunday, November 25, 2007 Physician and writer of medical thrillers Darden North talks with retired Oak Grove nurse Barbara Hayman at a book signing at Barnes & Noble on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi on Saturday, November 24, 2007. http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/misc?url=/misc/zoom.pbs&Site=DB&Date=20071125&Category=NEWS01&ArtNo=711250328&Ref=AR By Susan Lakes A customer who happens to be a retired nurse walked up to an author who happens to be a physician at a book signing on the University of Southern Mississippi campus Saturday. She told the author, "I heard some good things, especially about your second book." The author, Darden North, smiled, and then told the Oak Grove resident, Barbara Hayman, about the recognition he received for writing that second book. North, a Jackson-based writer with Columbia ties, recently earned recognition for Southern fiction at a meeting of th

Darden North, MD, is a practicing obstetrician-gynecologist in Jackson, MS, who has written and independently published two hardcover novels, House Call (October 2005) and Points of Origin (October 2006), followed by paperback release of House Call in October 2007. This year marks twenty-two years of medical/surgical practice, a background that lends unmistakable authenticity to his medical thrillers as North portrays intense character relationships. Darden North’s work has not only been compared to the earlier novels of John Grisham, but also to the style of James Patterson, Greg Iles, and even Mary Higgins Clark. Points of Origin was recognized in southern fiction by the 2007 Independent Publishers Book Awards. Both House Call and Points of Origin were nominated in fiction by the Mississippi Institute for Art and Letters and by the Southern Independent Book Association. After selling over 12,000 copies of his work, North is writing a third novel as he continues to deliver babies and

Town hall-style forum: "2007: A YEAR OF WORDS." Panel will discuss topics that made 2007 a year to remember. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2007 Richard Wright Library 6:00 PM 515 W. McDowell Road; Jackson,MS PANELISTS: * Voncele Savage --- Minister/Author * Diane Johnston --- Bible Teacher/ Missionary * Jokah the General --- Hiphop artist/activist * Dana Hampton --- Mother/ Retail Supervisor * Stanley Clark --- Promoter * D.J.Downsouth --- Producer/ Hiphop artist * Darden North, MD--- Physician/ Author * Cheryl Haynes --- Elemenatary School Principal Moderated by Cyrus A. Webb, Conversations Book Club President TOPICS TO BE ADDRESSED: 6:05p.m. --- "What's In a Word?" 6:25p.m. --- "Suicide: Is it ever the Answer?" 6:45p.m. --- "Abuse: Should love have to hurt?" 7:05p.m. --- "Sex, Drugs and Violence in Entertainment: How much is too much?" 7:25p.m. --- "Are we locking up our freedom of speech?" Admission to each session is free. For