Gregory Whitis • Book Reading & Signing

Join us for a book reading and signing on Saturday, May 17 at 10:30 am as we welcome Gregory N. Whitis back to Ernest & Hadley Books to exhibit his latest action-packed novel, !

>> RSVP here on Eventbrite << so Gregory knows how much catfish dip to make!

"The Sun will last another five billion years," agreed all the world's scientists-except two.

After a massive solar flare wipes out nearly everything more complex than jumper cables, the Sun dims, and Earth's climate begins to rival that of Mars. The U.S. government, led by a distant presidential successor, takes shelter in a bunker, grappling with life-threatening global conditions as humanity is tossed back into the Stone Age.

While the Raven Rock Mountain Complex is isolated, the rest of the world slowly devolves into a cosmic snowball. Recognized as an extinction-level event, a team of four embarks on a mission to rekindle the Sun using the world's most powerful nuclear missile. Alex Tate, his quirky sidekick Mick Moore, and two war-hardened federal agents, Hans Jupp and Dirk Karsten, brave a frozen wasteland, encountering friendly preppers and dangerous thugs. Quincy and Teedarius, marooned at a remote Arkansas catfish processing plant, provide comic relief during their engaging struggle for survival.

Eight Minutes is a gritty, fast-paced romp through a realistic apocalypse. You'll never take the next sunrise for granted.

"A chilling apocalyptic action-adventure thriller with gutsy heroes, an impossible mission, unthinkable challenges, and edge-of-your-seat suspense!" - Lynessa Layne, USA TODAY Bestseller & Book of the Year Silver Falchion Award Winner

Gregory Whitis was born in Florida, raised in Iowa, graduated from Iowa State University. He earned a Master’s of Aquaculture from Auburn University, and after marrying his wife Karen, he landed a job as a farm manager on Alabama’s largest catfish farm. At the age of 44, he proudly graduated fourth in his class at the Tuscaloosa Law Enforcement Academy, and served ten years as a Hale County deputy sheriff. Now retired after 33 years with Auburn, he’s run 18 half-marathons, three triathlons, and two Warrior Dashes. His church friend and writing mentor, Aileen K. Henderson, suggested that he write novels about catfish farming, which resulted in his first novel, , followed by . is his third novel, and as an active member of the Tuscaloosa Writers and Illustrators Guild, there's more on the way!

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