Joined On: Jul 10, 2008
Last Online: Jul 05, 2010
Last Online: Jul 05, 2010
Darden Hays North Md
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Location:
Jackson, MS
About Me:
Darden North, MD, is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist who lives in Jackson, Mississippi, where he practices medicine at Jackson Healthcare for Women, PA. North’s first novel House Call (hardcover 2005, paperback 2008) was awarded Finalist in Mystery/Suspense by the 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. His second novel Points of Origin (hardcover 2006) was recognized in Southern Fiction by the 2007 Independent Publishers Book Awards. Both House Call and Points of Origin were nominated in Fiction by the Mississippi Institute for Art and Letters and by the Southern Independent Book Association. His third novel, Fresh Frozen, is scheduled for release in October 2008. North is a member of Mystery Writers of America, the Mississippi Writer’s Guild, Sisters in Crime, and the Independent Book Publishers Association. He has participated as an author panelist in such literary presentations as “Murder in the Magic City” (Birmingham, AL), "Author! Author! Celebration of the Written Word" (Shreveport, LA), “Murder on the Menu” (Wetumpka, AL), and “Thriller Author Panel – 2008 SIBA Trade Show” (Mobile, AL).
North's third novel, FRESH FROZEN, was named Winner, Book Cover Design and Finalist, Regional Fiction in the 2009 National Indie Excellence Awards and received Honorable Mention in General Fiction in the 2009 San Francisco Book Festival Awards.
He and his wife Sally married in 1979 and have remained in Jackson since. After serving as chief-of-staff at two local hospitals, he remains active in the American Medical Association, the Mississippi State Medical Association, and the South Central Obstetrical and Gynecological Society while maintaining a full-time ob/gyn medical and surgical practice. Darden and Sally have two young adult children, as well as two dogs and a grand dog.
Darden North can be contacted through his website at www.dardennorth.com and remains available for book signings and appearances.
North's third novel, FRESH FROZEN, was named Winner, Book Cover Design and Finalist, Regional Fiction in the 2009 National Indie Excellence Awards and received Honorable Mention in General Fiction in the 2009 San Francisco Book Festival Awards.
He and his wife Sally married in 1979 and have remained in Jackson since. After serving as chief-of-staff at two local hospitals, he remains active in the American Medical Association, the Mississippi State Medical Association, and the South Central Obstetrical and Gynecological Society while maintaining a full-time ob/gyn medical and surgical practice. Darden and Sally have two young adult children, as well as two dogs and a grand dog.
Darden North can be contacted through his website at www.dardennorth.com and remains available for book signings and appearances.
Interests:
A few years ago, Darden North hung up his golf clubs for a laptop --- but on occasion is still spotted with a croquet mallet or garden shovel. He is writing a fourth novel as he continues to deliver babies and maintain a full gynecology practice in Jackson, Mississippi.
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Place to Read:
On an airplane or stuck in an airport. Sometimes in bed or on the back porch.
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Quotes:
"Never,never, never give up." Winston Churchill
Websites:
http://www.dardennorth.com
http://novelsbydardennorth.ning.com
http://www.dardennorth.com/blog/index.html
http://novelsbydardennorth.ning.com
http://www.dardennorth.com/blog/index.html
