“Ralph Ellis delights the reader with engaging characters, a suspenseful plot, and laugh-out-loud humor.” –Kim McCollum, author of “What Happens in Montana”
Cappella Books is pleased to welcome author Ralph Ellis for a special evening discussion of his new novel, “The Accident Report: A Ronald Truluck Novel.” Ellis will appear in conversation with fellow Atlanta writer Mickey Dubrow, author of “American Judas.”
This event is free and open to the public; copies of the book will be available for purchase.
About the Book
It’s the summer of 1974, and Woodward and Bernstein have vanquished Nixon from the White House. In a sleepy North Carolina textile town, rookie reporter Ronald Truluck is bored with writing about lawn mower thefts when he gets a tip - city councilman Lamont Moody got drunk, drove his Bonneville off the road, and ripped up somebody’s front yard. But the police let him walk away.
Recognizing a cover-up when he sees it, Ronald vows to break Lamontgate and make his bones as a serious journalist. It won’t be easy. Ronald is a long-haired pothead who’s loosey-goosey with the facts. His paper, The Eagle, runs pet-of-the-week photos on the front page, not corruption stories. And the linchpin source only wants to talk about his book of poetry, not the accident. With a little help from his brainy girlfriend and the flower-child city hall reporter, Ronald lands the story - with results nobody expected.
About the Author
Ralph Ellis is a semi-retired journalist who worked on large and small newspapers before transitioning to digital news. “The Accident Report” is his first novel and stars Ronald Truluck, a stoner newspaper reporter who breaks the rules to land a story. Ellis lives in Decatur with his wife, food writer Susan Puckett.
About the Conversation Partner
For over thirty years, Mickey Dubrow wrote television promos, marketing presentations, and scripts for various clients including Cartoon Network, TNT Latin America, and HGTV. His short stories and essays have appeared in Prime Number Magazine, The Good Men Project, The Signal Mountain Review, Full Grown People, and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. His first novel, American Judas, won the 2024 American Legacy Book Award in the category of Science Fiction: Parallel Universe/Alternative History. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife, author Jessica Handler.
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