M. G. Akins is the author of several books, and Anatomy of a Shark is the first of his novels that Pisgah Press has had the pleasure of publishing. In addition to writing prolifically, Mr. Akins enjoys freestyle frisbee, the outdoors, creating unique art, and embracing unapologetic humor. He particularly loves to turn his creative […]
Eliot Sefrin has been a journalist and author for 40+ years. A native of Brooklyn and a graduate of the City College of New York, he began his career as a newspaper reporter, covering such topics as politics, business, education, health, and the environment. After a time as a feature writer and newspaper editor, he
Jeffrey Melvin Hutchins, author of Perpetuonics, has been honored as one of the pioneers of the closed-captioning service that makes television accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. He was responsible for the development of the technology to caption live programs. Born in New York City, Jeff grew up in Saudi Arabia
H. N. Hirsch is a political scientist and retired university professor as well as an accomplished writer. Born in Chicago and educated at the University of Michigan and Princeton, Hirsch has taught at Harvard, the University of California-San Diego, Macalester College, and Oberlin, where he served as Dean of the Faculty and is now the
Author Levi Plesset grew up in a pre-Civil War farmhouse in Meigs County, Ohio, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, where he developed a passion for animals, gardening, and cooking. As a youngster, he enjoyed reading books by William Steig, daydreaming in a hammock, and telling stories while perched in an apple tree. He
Al and Sunny Lockwood have traveled by foot, car, rail, air and cruise ship. They’ve camped in national parks, hiked mountain trails, photographed springtime flowers in Death Valley and wintry surf along the rugged beaches of Northern California. They’ve watched July 4th fireworks over Lake Tahoe, explored the Taos Pueblo and ridden the Great Smoky
Mort Malkin, who died unexpectedly in early July, was a polymath. He was in turn—and sometimes simultaneously—a decathlete, a surgeon and teacher of others, an artist, a poet, an archaeologist, and a collector of artifacts from the Neolithic and Sumerian periods. His newest book, released by Pisgah Press on April 13, reflects the broad range
H. Peter Loewer is a writer, graphic artist, photographer, and botanical illustrator who deals with books on natural history, gardening, great gardeners, and science for children. He has written over thirty books on gardening and natural history, including the award-winning The Wild Gardener and Thoreau’s Garden. Peter lives in Asheville and gardens on the shores
Jan Atchley Bevan is an author of poetry and children’s books and was Author in Residence of the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens Jacksonville, Florida from 2000 to 2008. She was a literary art educator in the Education Department of the Cummer Museum and went into the public schools to promote reading and writing
Reinhold C. Ferster was born in Buffalo, NY, and studied commercial art at the University of Buffalo and Rochester Institute of Technology. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard destroyers and later, as an illustrator in the Admiral’s Public Information Office, Newport, Rhode Island. He also served simultaneously as a 2nd Lt., Rhode Island Militia,