HIP IN THE MEDIA
Huntsville Independent Press authors are regularly featured in regional and national media. Below is a selection of interviews, articles, and broadcast features.
Cortney Stevens, author of Surviving Chaos, told Cancer Interviews how the fatigue and itching she blamed on half-marathon training in 2018 turned out to be Stage IV Hodgkin's lymphoma, and she walked through the chemotherapy and radiation that followed.
Derek Lacey covered the release of The John Pruett Collection, which gathers more than 40 years of John Pruett's sports writing, including local and college football and the Olympics.
AL.com covered The John Pruett Collection, which honors four decades of award-winning writing by the longtime Huntsville Times sports editor.
Mark McCarter, who edited the book with Tom Pruett, began reprinting John Pruett's columns from The John Pruett Collection on his Substack, Never a Bad Game.
WMUR's Jennifer Vaughn joined Swim With A Mission founder Phil Taub on New Hampshire in the Morning to talk about I'm Okay, If You're Okay: The Chris AuCoin Story. All proceeds from the book go to Swim With A Mission.
The End the Stigma campaign page from Swim With A Mission includes I'm Okay, If You're Okay: The Chris AuCoin Story, and the charity receives all proceeds from Jennifer Vaughn's book. Chris AuCoin's parents, Brent and Paula, joined the charity to reduce veteran suicide in New Hampshire.
John A. Tures wrote a guest post about Branded, his thriller about a marketing professor and his students who uncover a product placement scheme, and previewed Independent Thought, his second book with Huntsville Independent Press.
Robert "Foots" Clemens spoke to the Scottsboro Rotary Club about growing up in the 1930s, his playing days at Georgia, and how his size 14 shoes earned him the nickname behind And They Called Me Bigfoot.
Logan Lyon appears on Good Day Columbus to discuss his children's book The Ohio Kids and his journey from a middle school writing contest to published author.
FOX19 Cincinnati covers Pike County native Logan Lyon and the release of his children's book The Ohio Kids, a fictional adventure following kids from Ohio on historical journeys.
JL Orr joins Day to Day to discuss her book The Great Get Out, exploring themes of breaking free from the past and walking in personal power.
LaGrange College professor John Tures discusses his debut thriller Branded, about a college professor and students who uncover a deadly product placement scheme, published through Huntsville Independent Press.
#LitterMediaLIVE- Special Edition: Talking The Ohio Kids Meet the Chillicothe Ghosts
Logan Lyon joins the Ohio-based Litter Media Live show to talk about The Ohio Kids and his experience publishing with Huntsville Independent Press.
John Bentley Talks About His New Book, I Lead Me
Air Force veteran and leadership coach John Bentley appears on Tennessee Valley Living to discuss his book I Lead Me, drawing on 21 years of military service and leadership development experience.
Meet John Bentley
An in-depth profile and Q&A where Bentley shares the origin story of his I Lead Me leadership brand, his philosophy on trust-based culture building, and testimonials from long-time clients.
Baseball Book Review: ORANGE CRUSH—The Neglected 1971 Houston Astros
Samuel Barrett joins baseball YouTuber Kurt Bergland to discuss Orange Crush: The Neglected 1971 Houston Astros and the what-if scenarios surrounding the team's mismanaged roster.
267 — The 1971 Astros and the Art of What If With Samuel Barrett
Barrett dives into GM Spec Richardson's questionable player deals and makes the case that with competent management, Houston's 1971 squad could have been something special.
Grant Rolley Tennis: The Madman of Minocqua
An earlier profile tracing Grant Rolley's colorful journey from hustling tourists on Wisconsin public courts to becoming a celebrated Alabama tennis pro, chronicling his battles with addiction along the way.
Life Is Best Served Sober and Other Lessons from Grant Rolley
A feature profile on Jasper's beloved Musgrove Country Club tennis pro, covering his 40-year career, 57 tournament wins, Alabama Tennis Hall of Fame induction, and his memoir about addiction recovery.
It Pulled the Rug Out from Under Me: How Discovery of Hidden Letter Changed Huntsville Woman's Life
A deep-dive feature on how LJ Henley discovered a decades-old letter hidden inside an antique picture frame, which inspired her to write The Thorn and the Rose.
Author LJ Henley Talks About New Book, The Thorn and the Rose
LJ Henley and HIP publisher Joshua Adams join Mariah on Day to Day to discuss Henley's debut novel, inspired by true events of old love, abandoned dreams, and self-betrayal.