On Tuesday, April 2, the Yarn Spinners Club hosted Mississippi author Joe Lee, at the Choctaw County Library, to discuss Lee’s latest novel 40 Days.
Lee is the owner and editor-in-chief of Dogwood Press, a small but traditional publishing company headquartered in Brandon, Mississippi. He launched Dogwood Press in 2002 with his debut novel, On the Record.
Joe has a background in radio, television, and journalism. He was born in Jackson and moved to Starkville in 1977, graduating from Starkville High School in 1983 and Mississippi State University in 1987 with a degree in Communication. In addition to over 15 years as a radio disc-jockey in the Golden Triangle area and metro Jackson, Joe was a fill-in television weatherman for six years at WAPT-16 in Jackson. He has written more than 800 news and feature stories for several Mississippi newspapers and magazines and is a regular contributor to The Clarion Ledger, Portico Magazine of Jackson, and Town and Gown Magazine of Starkville. He also works with several editing clients a year in a non-publishing capacity.
In addition to 40 Days and On the Record, Lee has authored Director’s Cut, Last Chance Texaco, The Long Road Home, The Magnolia Triangle, Judgment Day, and Dead Air.
