- Found in Pieces Receives two INDIE Excellence Awards—National Independent Excellence Awards has named Found in Pieces Winner of the 2021 Indie Excellence Award for Historical Fiction and for Regional Fiction, Southeast
- Found in Pieces Receives IPPY Award—Independent Publishers has named Found in Pieces Winner of the 2021 IPPY Silver Medal for Best Regional Fiction, South
- South of Little Rock was highlighted on the back cover of a new version of the Susan M. Hoskins novel Molly’s Rocker, released May 11, 2021. Both books illuminate the history of race relations in the South.
- South of Little Rock was a “Brandy Brags” recommendation of the Wadsworth Library of Geneseo, New York, on March 10, 2021. View it here.
- Discussion (via Zoom) of South of Little Rock with Wadsworth Library Book Club, Geneseo, New York, March 6, 2021
- Found in Pieces was featured in the February 2021 version of “Shelf Life,” a monthly column by South Arkansas Community College Librarian Lauri Wilson in the El Dorado (Arkansas) News-Times.
- Presentation (via Zoom), “A Historian’s Journey from Fact to Fiction,” Pittsford Women’s Club, Pittsford, New York, January 14, 2021.
- Discussion (via Zoom) of Found in Pieces and South of Little Rock with Karla’s [international] Book Club, hosted from Harvard, Massachusetts, November 19, 2020
- Discussion (via Zoom) of South of Little Rock with Ladies of the Round Table Book Club, Penfield, New York, November 6, 2020
- Publication of Found in Pieces was announced on the Bulletin Board of the November 2020 issue of Pittsford Neighbors magazine of Rochester, New York.
- South of Little Rock and Found in Pieces were featured in an interview with George Rollie Adams in the September 2020 issue of The Owl Light News, a newspaper of the Finger Lakes, published in Springwater, New York. Read the interview here.
- South of Little Rock named one of “The Best Books about Arkansas.” The “This is My South” website, recognized by Southern Living as one of the top blogging sites about the region, has designated South of Little Rock one of the best novels about Arkansas written by an Arkansas native. Read the story here.
- Book discussion (cancelled due to pandemic) with Moving Beyond Racism Reading Group, Barnes & Noble, Pittsford, New York, 7:00 p.m., July 6, 2020
- Book discussion (cancelled due to pandemic), Bell Memorial Library Book Club, Nunda, New York, June 3, 2020
- The May 5, 2020, issue of the Mason Street Review carried an interview with George Rollie Adams and an excerpt from South of Little Rock. Read the interview here. Read the excerpt here.
- Reading and signing (cancelled due to pandemic), Warsaw Public Library, Warsaw, New York, 6:30 p.m., March 31, 2020
- Reading and signing (cancelled due to pandemic), Wadsworth Library, Geneseo, New York, 6:30 p.m., March 23, 2020
- Book discussion and signing (cancelled due to pandemic), Books Sandwiched In, Sodus Community Library, Sodus, New York, noon, March 17, 2020
- Reading and signing, Newark Public Library, Newark, NY, 6:00 p.m., February 27, 2020
- Reading and signing, Seymour Library, Auburn, New York, 6:00 p.m., February 25, 2020
- Book discussion and signing, Seneca Falls Library, Seneca Falls, New York, 6:00 p.m., February 21, 2020
- Library readings for South of Little Rock in Auburn, New York, and Seneca Falls, New York, were highlighted in The Auburn Citizen on February 19, 2020.
- Presentation, “A Historian’s Journey from Fact to Fiction,” Chatterbox Club, Rochester, New York, February 4, 2020
- Reading and signing, Victor Farmington Library in Victor, New York, at 6:00 p.m. on January 29, 2020
- Reading and signing, Richmond Memorial Library, in Batavia, New York, at 7:00 p.m. on January 16, 2020
- South of Little Rock was featured in The Daily News, in Batavia, New York, on January 11, 2020, under the headline, “Author Visit: A Story of the Past and Present in ‘South of Little Rock.'” Read the story here.
- Reading and signing, Monthly Book Review Luncheon, Palmyra Community Library, Palmyra, New York, 12:30, December 9, 2019
- Local Author Day, Irondequoit Public Library, Irondequoit, New York, 1:00-4:00 p.m., December 7, 2019
- Book discussion and signing, Perinton Historical Society Yuletide Traditions, Fairport History Museum, Fairport, New York, 10:30 a.m., November 23, 2019
- Reading and signing, Hoag Library, Albion, New York, 6:00 p.m., November 19, 2019
- Reading and signing, Central Library of Rochester, New York, 2:00 p.m., October 26, 2019
- Reading and signing, Livonia Public Library, Livonia, New York, 6:00 p.m., October 21, 2019
- Presentation, “One Writer’s Route to Publication,” Indie Author Day, Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, Buffalo, New York, 12:10 p.m., October 12, 2019
- Book discussion with the Maywood Book Club, Irondequoit, New York, October 2, 2019
- Reading and signing, Phillis Wheatley Library, Rochester, New York, 5:30 p.m., September 25, 2019
- South of Little Rock Receives Readers’ Favorite Award. Readers’ Favorite Awards has named South of Little Rock winner of the 2019 Silver Medal for Social Issues Fiction
- Reading and signing, Writers & Books, Rochester, New York, 7:00 p.m., August 8, 2019
- Book discussion (via FaceTime) with the Bookworm Book Club, Amherst, New York, July 18, 2019
- Book discussion and signing, Summer Book Talk Group, Honeoye Public Library, Honeoye, New York, 7:00 p.m., June 26, 2019
- South of Little Rock was featured in the Monroe County Post in Rochester, New York, on June 11, 2019, under the headline: “Former The Strong Museum President Wins 3 Awards.” Read the story here.
- South of Little Rock Receives Indie Book Award—Next Generation Indie Book Awards, encompassing indie authors and independent publishers in the United States and Canada, has named South of Little Rock Winner of the 2019 Indie Book Award for Regional Fiction
- South of Little Rock Receives INDIE Excellence Award—National Independent Excellence Awards has named South of Little Rock Winner of the 2019 Indie Excellence Award for Regional Fiction, Southeast
- Western New York Local Authors Book Fair, sponsored by the Newfane Public Library, at Newfane Town Hall, Newfane, New York, 10 a.m to 2 p.m., Saturday, May 18, 2019
- South of Little Rock Receives IPPY Award—Independent Publishers has named South of Little Rock Winner of the 2019 IPPY Bronze Medal for Best Regional Fiction, South
- South of Little Rock was featured in the Democrat & Chronicle of Rochester, New York, on May 1, 2019, under the headline, “Former CEO of The Strong George Rollie Adams writes South of Little Rock novel.” Read the story, including an interview with the author here.
- Book discussion and signing, Rochester Chapter Of P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization International), April 25, 2019.
- Barnes & Noble Local Authors book signing, Pittsford, New York, April 6, 2019.
- Pittsford Neighbors magazine of Rochester, New York, featured George Rollie Adams and South of Little Rock in its April 2019 issue.
- Chris Fanning interviewed George Rollie Adams on the WAYO 104.3 FM radio show, The Last Word, sponsored by Writers and Books, in Rochester, New York, on March 20, 2019. Listen to the interview.
- Book signing and presentation on “From Academic History to Independent Fiction: One Writer’s Journey,” South Arkansas Literary Festival, El Dorado, Arkansas, March 9, 2019
- 55 Plus magazine of Rochester, New York, featured George Rollie Adams and South of Little Rock in its March/April 2019 issue. Read the story.
- South of Little Rock was featured on the front page of The Banner News in Bernice, Louisiana, on January 31, 2019, under the headline, “Historian and Arkansas-Native Publishes New Book, South of Little Rock, That Explores Racial Tensions of the 1950s South.”
- South of Little Rock was featured on the front page of the News-Times in El Dorado, Arkansas, on December 24, 2018. Read the story.
- The Finger Lakes Times of Geneva, New York, carried a story about George Rollie Adams and South of Little Rock on December 13, 2018, under the headline, “Former president of The Strong Museum publishes new book.”