A digital news story takes minutes (sometimes seconds). A newspaper story takes a day. A magazine story takes a few months. A book? That takes a lot longer.

I turned in the manuscript for “Distilling the South” right on time (well, mostly) in February 2017. And a mere 15 months later, a finished book was in my hands, on May 7, 2018.

“Distilling the South” is now available at bookstores and on the usual online sites (hello, Amazon.) The book signings, talks, panels and wanderings have began. I’ve updated the events page, so check there. (And I promise to try to keep it updated as I go along.)

It’s tough to find blogging time when you’re juggling a full-time job, an active freelance side job and a book tour. But I’ll do my best to touch in occasionally to with reports from the road.

Thank you to everyone who has helped, put up with my negligence and generally sent support and good feelings my way. I hope you like the book: Garden & Gun included it on their list of Essential Southern Reading for May. Here’s hoping I get a review or two I can post.