Mississippi Library Association

Mississippi author featured at MSU Libraries

On Wednesday, June 30, 2010, native Mississippi author John Aubrey Anderson was Mississippi State University Libraries’ special guest for a reception celebrating his latest novel.

Now a resident of Texas’ Dallas/Ft. Worth area, Anderson was born and raised in the Mississippi Delta. He was growing up in cotton country when he saw John Wayne in Flying Tigers and knew he wanted to be a pilot. After graduating from MSU, he joined the US Air Force, served three tours of duty in Southeast Asia, and went on to fly planes for Delta Air Lines for 28 years.

“My career in the cockpit was nothing less than a thirty-five-year answer to a young boy’s unspoken prayer,” Anderson says. “And now I get to write.”

During his presentation at MSU Libraries, Anderson shared experiences of his writing career, especially about writing his current novel, The Cool Woman.

For more information on MSU Libraries, please visit http://library.msstate.edu/. For more information on John Aubrey Anderson and his novels, please visit http://www.johnaubreyanderson.com/public_home.php.

Anderson (left) visits with guests and signs copies of his novel The Cool Woman during his reception at Mississippi State University Libraries.

Photographed here during the reception are (l to r) Anderson; his wife, Nan Anderson; Amanda Bailey; and president of the G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Foundation, Bob Bailey, who introduced Anderson during the morning’s presentation.

Photographs by Jim Tomlinson/MSU Libraries

Submitted by
Lyle Tate
Special Events
Mississippi State University Libraries

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Posted on: July 9th, 2010