forthcoming from et alia PRESS

GRANDPARENT HOMES BOOK

Adam Carl Smith

When it comes to grandparents, especially grandparents’ homes, many of us are flooded with sentiment and eager to share stories. 

For Adam Carl Smith, the nostalgia surrounding his late grandparents’ home was so strong that he orchestrated the home’s move on an 18-wheeler west on I-40 from Des Arc, Arkansas, to downtown Little Rock. Salvaging the walls that had always held him tenderly, he has lovingly renovated, personalized, and transformed the house into his own forever home. Now, Adam is creating a book devoted to others who, like him, are holding onto the memory of their grandparents by living in their homes. 

Do you currently reside in a home that once belonged to your grandparents or the grandparents of a partner or spouse? We can’t wait to read its story and see pictures! 

To submit your Grandparent Home, click the button below to link to a Google Form where you can share the basics with us and upload photos. Submissions are open through December 1, 2023. Final selections will be made and announced early in 2024. The anticipated publication date is late summer 2024, in time to celebrate on Grandparents Day 2024 (September 8). 

Have questions? Email larkriseonrock@gmail.com and use “Grandparent Homes Book Question” as the subject line.

From Almeda to Zilphia: 

Arkansas Women Who Transformed American Popular Song

Written by Stephen Koch, Illustrated by Katherine Strause

Coming spring 2024, Koch’s book will feature 30 Arkansas women musicians from Maya Angelou to Zilphia Horton who have shaped American popular song.

Koch is a musician, journalist, and author of the biography Louis Jordan: Son of Arkansas, Father of R&B (The History Press, 2014). Koch is the writer-host of Arkansongs, an award-winning syndicated radio program that for 25 years has examined Arkansas people, places, and especially its music. Visit Arkansongs to listen to nearly 200 episodes at http://arkansongs.org/.

Katherine Strause is a working artist and educator. She exhibits nationally and her work is in many public and private collections. Strause is the retired Chair of the Art Department and Professor of Painting at Henderson State University. She holds a Bachelor of Art from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and a Master of Fine Arts from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.