Members of the media may schedule an interview with Ace or request information about an upcoming event by contacting claire.mcginnis@us.penguingroup.com.

Downloads

• Infamous Press Kit (96 kb .zip)
• Devil’s Garden Press Kit (36 kb .zip)
• Wicked City Press Kit (104 kb .zip)
• Photos of Ace:
  

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  Note: All photos credited to Jay E. Nolan and copyrighted to Carrefour, Ltd. 2008.

On the Road

Infamous will be available April 15, 2010 at bookstores everywhere and on Brilliance Audio.

Tour kicks off April 15, 2010

• Thursday, April 15th: Huntsville, Alabama | Alabama Library Association Convention
  (Awarding of Wicked City as Book of the Year/fiction)
• Thursday, April 15th: Birmingham, Alabama | Alabama Booksmith
• Friday, April 16th: Atlanta, Georgia | Decatur Public Library hosted by Acappella Books
• Saturday, April 17th: Montgomery, Alabama | Alabama Book Festival
• Sunday, April 18th: Plano, Texas | Legacy Books
• Sunday, April 18th Austin, Texas | BookPeople
• Monday, April 19th: Houston, Texas | Murder By the Book
• Tuesday, April 20th: Scottsdale, Arizona | Poisoned Pen
• Thursday: April 22nd: Oxford, Mississippi | Square Books | Thacker Mountain Radio/Special Edition featuring the Infamous Radio Serial
• Friday: April 23rd: Tupelo, Mississippi | Reeds
• Monday, April 26th @ 6pm: Memphis, Tennessee | Davis-Kidd
• Saturday, May 1st: Monroeville, Alabama | Alabama Writers Symposium
• Saturday, May 1st @ 4pm: Fairhope, Alabama | Page & Palette
• Sunday, May16th @ 2pm: Oklahoma City | Full Circle Books
• More dates TBA

On Infamous

Read some recent reviews and interviews with Ace about his newest novel:

• Review at al.com: Author Ace Atkins tackles gangster “Machine Gun” Kelly in his new book Infamous
• Review in the News Tribune: Infamous is historical mystery at its best
• Review at dfw.com: Life of henpecked crook “Machine Gun” Kelly entertaining reading
• Memphis Flyer: Manhunt Pt.1
• Austin American-Statesman: Ace Atkins makes 'Machine Gun' Kelly and his wife 'Infamous'
• Houston Press: How to Ruin a Perfectly Good Kidnapping: Ace Atkins on Infamous
• Wall Street Journal: 5 Smart Books: Age of Uncertainty
• The New York Times: Newly Released Books

In Others’ Words

Check out some of our favorite profiles and reviews of Ace’s work:

• St. Petersburg Times: “Cigar City Confidential”
• Tampa Tribune: “Ghosts of Tampa”
• Associated Press: “First-rate historical novel also a superb crime story”
• Salon: “Steam Heat and Cold Ground”
• Check out Ace’s stunning Hurricane Katrina travelogue for Outside magazine: http://outside.away.com/outside/features/200512/hurricane-katrina-1.html
• Library Journal: “Q&A with Ace Atkins”
• The Mean Streets: An Interview with Ace Atkins, Part 1 | Part 2