Darden North, MD

From Mississippi Libraries , Summer 2007 North, Darden. Points of Origin. Jackson, MS: Ponder House Press, 2006. 337, [3] pages. $24.95 (hardback) Arson, murder, blackmail … just a few of the events that occur in the small town of Larkspur, Mississippi. A native of Jackson, author DardenNorth, quickly dispels the myth that small towns are boring and lack entertainment. Several characters from North’s debut novel, House Call return to bring chaos to the lives of those in Larkspur. Sheridan Foxworth III is the heir to the Foxworth fortune, due to the untimely death of his parents. Sher lives in the shadow of his father, Sheridan Foxworth II, who was a successful cosmetic surgeon until the Ridleys enter his life and tear the entire Foxworth family apart. After several unsuccessful attempts to gain admission to medical school, Sher takes time to find himself. It is during his time off and due to a daring rescue that his life changes. He finds the girl of his dreams, the local lib...

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Please visit Ponder House Press Booth 409 in the central building of the Mississippi Trademart during 2007 Mistletoe Marketplace "Celebrate the South." Darden North ( Points of Origin and House Call ) will be joined by Alice Nicholas ( Talk Football ) and Billy Watkins ( Apollo Moon Missions: The Unsung Heroes ), making their novels and books available for sale and personal autographing. Directions to Booth 409: Enter the main/central building. Our booth is just to the left of Center Court, about midway down. Lots of other great merchants are on our "street" at Mistletoe 2007. Also, I am pleased to announce that HOUSE CALL is now available in paperback. The hardcover edition is now out-of-print ... so hang on to your copy, or better yet, buy another hardcover copy of HOUSE CALL if you can find one. Only 7000 or so were printed! You never know! --- Darden

Richard Aiken of Jackson, Mississippi, is caught immersed in Points of Origin and appears quite stylish in his House Call tee.

CONVERSATIONS BOOK CLUB Many thanks to Cyrus Webb and the Conversations Book Club for the warm intellectual welcome to Waldenbooks at the Jackson, MS Metrocenter August 31, 2007. The discussion of POINTS OF ORIGIN was well lead by Mr. Webb and certainly thought provoking for me! As an author (as well as a physician) I am impressed with the tireless literary leadership shown by Cyrus Webb. I encourage all visitors to my website to check out the above web addresses to learn more about Cyrus Webb and the Arts Council. Also I appreciate the invitation to the Richard Wright Library book club held in Jackson the week before. Here is the link to learn more.... http://readingmylips.blogspot.com/2007/09/conversations-book-club-hosts.html . Also check out the following links: Cyrus A. Webb, Executive Director http://www.authorsden.com/cawebb C. A. WEBB'S NEW ART GALLERY: http://www.esnips.com/web/artworkbycawebb Conversations Book Club website: www.thebestbookclub.info Conversations%20Flyer...

Talk Radio interviews with author Darden North, MD --- Topic: Why is America So Fascinated with Medical TV Dramas? plus discussion of his novels House Call and Points of Origin : 03/19/07 WOR -AM 710 50,000 watts New York, NY 30 minutes live w/Dr. Ronald Hoffman 212.612.4477 03/21/07 Health Radio Network, Simulcast on Internet 60 minutes live with Debora “Doc” Watson 877.711.5211 03/23/07 KION -AM 1460 Monterey , CA 20 minutes live with Mark Carbonaro 831.484.7002 03/26/07 KGAB -AM 650 Denver, CO 25 minutes live “The Morning Zone” with Dave Chaffin and Amy 307.632.6500 03/27/07 KNST -AM 790 Tuscon, AZ 10 minutes live with Jim Parisi 520.618.0204 03/28/07 KCBT -AM 1040/ KCMN -AM 1530 Colorado Springs, CO 10 minutes live with Tron Simpson 719.570.1530 03/29/07 WNTN -AM 1550 Boston, MA , Simulcast on Internet 20 minutes taped with Paul Roberts 617.969.1552 04/04/07 WBT -AM 110 50,000 watts; Simulcast on Internet Charlotte, NC 10 minutes live with Don Russell 704.374.3850/3851 04/02/0...

Many thanks to Steve Stubbs, proprietor of Dancing Rabbit Press in Philadelphia, Mississippi, for allowing me to join him for a day-long book signing at the 2007 Neshoba County Fair Arts & Craft Show Saturday, July 21. While we were all surprised by the less than 100 degree temperatures, there was no surprise with the genuine hospitality of the people there. I personally enjoyed the opportunity to meet a hoard of new readers as well as catch-up with some of the nearly grown and really sharp looking children from the area that I was fortunate enough to greet at their birth. Please contact Steve Stubbs at 601.650.1999 about his wonderful books documenting the history of the Neshoba County Fair and county residents who served in the Civil War or the World Wars. Steve and his associate Cindy Runnels have The Shop on the Corner bookstore on the downtown square of Philadelphia, MS --- a really neat independent bookstore that no one should miss.