R Gene is the author of numerous newspaper and magazine articles and editorials on human interest and current events, with over 50 published pieces to his name. A selection of his work will be linked here.
Author Tatjana Soli to headline book fest
News Leader (Fernandina Beach, FL) - January 17, 2012
A profile previewing author Tatjana Soli's appearance at the Amelia Island Book Festival, framed around the harrowing accounts of Vietnam War combat photographers.
So, you want to be a writer? Book festival can help
News Leader (Fernandina Beach, FL) - January 19, 2011
A lighthearted piece promoting the festival's day of writing workshops for authors at every level, from first-timers to seasoned novelists.
Book fest plans night of jazz with authors
News Leader (Fernandina Beach, FL) - January 25, 2011
Previews "Books & Jazz," an evening pairing live music with the festival's visiting authors, headlined by New York Times bestseller Jamie Ford.
Book festival welcomes civil rights journalist
News Leader (Fernandina Beach, FL) - February 2, 2011
Previews civil rights author Willie Edwards Jones's festival appearance, opening with the story of a 1957 Klan killing in Alabama that helped galvanize the movement.
Rick Bragg to headline Amelia Island Book Fest
News Leader (Fernandina Beach, FL) - February 14, 2011
Author Sonny Brewer to headline book festival
News Leader (Fernandina Beach, FL) - February 2, 2010
Profiles author Sonny Brewer ahead of the festival, tracing the true story behind his novel The Poet of Tolstoy Park - a man given a year to live who moved to Alabama and lived 18 more.
Berry's back at Book Festival
News Leader (Fernandina Beach, FL) - September 17, 2008
Previews bestselling thriller author Steve Berry's return to the Amelia Island Book Festival as a featured headliner alongside Louis Bayard and Laura Moriarty.
It began with the Hardy Boys
News Leader (Fernandina Beach, FL) - September 25, 2008
A News-Leader profile of R Gene Miller himself, tracing his path from telling stories to his children to writing Horse Bones: 12 Tales of Secrets, Ghosts and Legends.
'It was never about a hot dog and a Coke' - Civil rights leader, author featured at book festival
News Leader (Fernandina Beach, FL) - September 30, 2008
Profiles civil rights author Rodney Hurst ahead of his festival appearance, centered on the 1960 "Ax Handle Saturday" sit-in he led as a teenage NAACP Youth Council president.