The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture
A Journey of Selfless Discovery — By Jeremy White
When a Baton Rouge couple receives an unexpected DNA test result, it catapults them into an adventure to resolve three strange and overwhelming mysteries. Author Jeremy White will sign copies of his book The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture—A Journey of Selfless Discovery at Cavalier House Books. 2 pm–4 pm. Free, $30 for a signed copy. bontempstix.com.
Cavalier House Books taking pre-orders for The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture
Baton Rouge, LA — June 19, 2023 — Cavalier House Books in the Denham Springs Antique Village has partnered with White Lines Press in launching Jeremy White’s upcoming book about his wife discovering her biological family in 2018 and the insanely beautiful, transformational journey that ensued. The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture: A Journey of Selfless Discovery details how Edie White solved a 65-year-old mystery that plagued a Ukrainian American family, after initially learning her pacifist father is cited in two books for challenging David Duke with a bloody knife at LSU.
“Jeremy White captures the emotions of his expanding family through the story of his wife’s search for her biological heritage,” says Michelle Cavalier, who owns and operates the regionally renowned independent bookstore with her husband, John. “I walked away from this memoir not only feeling like I know these folks but like I genuinely care for them.” She describes White’s debut book as “a fascinating and abundantly charming family story, well researched and lovingly told.”
“John opened my eyes to the potential of partnering with indie bookstores, owned and staffed by fellow human beings to help spread the word about this very human story,” the author explains, “as opposed to being completely beholden to an arcane algorithm.”
The Cavaliers have been selling books since 2005 when they were still students at Southeastern Louisiana University. A decade later, they moved their home-based operation to downtown Denham Springs, just up the street from their larger, current location at 114 N. Range Avenue. John recently served as president of the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance, and since 2020, Cavalier House Books has been the official bookseller of the Louisiana Book Festival.
White says the Cavaliers have provided immeasurable assistance and guidance in successfully launching his independently published debut book. “A two-and-a-half-hour meeting two days before last Thanksgiving completely altered our publishing trajectory,” White says. “John opened my eyes to the potential of partnering with indie bookstores, owned and staffed by fellow human beings to help spread the word about this very human story,” the author explains, “as opposed to being completely beholden to an arcane algorithm.” White adds, “That’s why Cavalier House Books is hosting our official launch party on July 1.”
White Lines Press is publishing the 468-page hardcover edition of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture on July 1, but readers can pre-order signed copies at LittleGirlBook.com, where 1 in 20 customers will win a signed “lagniappe” copy. Signed hardcover editions are also available through partnered indie bookstores around the country. For more information and resources, visit our media center. Inquiries should be sent to [email protected].
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Jeremy White opens up in first interview as author of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture
Baton Rouge, LA — June 15, 2023 — Jeremy White, author of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture, opened up to award-winning anchor Greg Meriwether, who produced a TV news segment so compelling it evoked a laugh-inducing “I’m intrigued” from his co-anchor upon its conclusion. WAFB’s Elizabeth Vowell’s off-the-cuff remark on live TV drew a guffaw from Meriwether on Wednesday, June 7, during the CBS affiliate’s 6 p.m. newscast. The nearly five-minute video represents White’s first interview since penning the immersive account of his wife, Edie, discovering her biological family in 2018 and the beautifully insane adventure that ensued.
“He’s made a living making fun of things, putting the ‘sin’ in ‘cynic,'” Meriwether jokes in introducing White to viewers. “He wasn’t always a big believer in miracles. He says, though, it’s a miracle of sorts where his life is now.” Meriwether describes Jeremy as a former “part-time comic, part-time high school referee, full-time cynic” who “traded in all of that for the wonder of discovery, to write a book to try and answer a very simple—and yet terribly complicated—question: Who is the little girl at the bottom of this picture?”
“For 65 years, they’ve been living with this,” White says of the family pictured. “You’ve got all those other children sitting on the steps behind her. These are women in their eighties,” he notes, who “had never seen their little cousin since that picture was taken.”
Fighting back occasional tears, White explains that for “a very large, enthusiastic, Ukrainian American family,” the photo depicted on his debut book’s front cover “had to suffice as the lasting image” of his titular character. “For 65 years, they’ve been living with this,” White says of the family pictured. “You’ve got all those other children sitting on the steps behind her. These are women in their eighties,” he notes, who “had never seen their little cousin since that picture was taken.” In addressing his shy wife, Edie, and her initial reluctance to having her life being published for public consumption, White concludes, “Eventually, she’s realized this is really something that could really impact, in a positive way, a lot of people.”
Greg Meriwether is an EMMY and Edward R. Murrow award-winning anchor and reporter who has been at WAFB for nearly two decades. Meriwether anchors the CBS affiliate’s 5, 6, and 10 p.m. newscasts and is WAFB’s managing editor. The Kentucky native came to WAFB after studying journalism and history at Western Kentucky University.
Jeremy White is a tenured cynic who penned this hopeful book. He founded South Louisiana’s premier satirical publication in 2004, eight years before relaunching the award-winning Red Shtick Magazine as its all-digital progeny, The Red Shtick. The passionate Cajun can often be heard on various popular radio shows as either a guest or a guest host. A longtime football official and Mardi Gras krewe captain, Jeremy earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at LSU, where he and Edie met. They’ve been happily married since 1992 and live in Baton Rouge with their cat, Waffles.
White Lines Press (an imprint of Red Stick Comedy, LLC) is publishing the 468-page hardcover edition of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture on July 1, but readers can pre-order signed copies at LittleGirlBook.com, where 1 in 20 customers will win a signed “lagniappe” copy. Signed hardcover editions are also available through partnered indie bookstores across the country. For more information and resources, visit our media center. Inquiries should be sent to [email protected].
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Jeremy White opens up in first interview as author of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture
Baton Rouge, LA — June 15, 2023 — Jeremy White, author of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture, opened up to award-winning anchor Greg Meriwether, who produced a TV news segment so compelling it evoked a laugh-inducing “I’m intrigued” from his co-anchor upon its conclusion. WAFB’s Elizabeth Vowell’s off-the-cuff remark on live TV drew a guffaw from Meriwether on Wednesday, June 7, during the CBS affiliate’s 6 p.m. newscast. The nearly five-minute video represents White’s first interview since penning the immersive account of his wife, Edie, discovering her biological family in 2018 and the beautifully insane adventure that ensued.
“He’s made a living making fun of things, putting the ‘sin’ in ‘cynic,'” Meriwether jokes in introducing White to viewers. “He wasn’t always a big believer in miracles. He says, though, it’s a miracle of sorts where his life is now.” Meriwether describes Jeremy as a former “part-time comic, part-time high school referee, full-time cynic” who “traded in all of that for the wonder of discovery, to write a book to try and answer a very simple—and yet terribly complicated—question: Who is the little girl at the bottom of this picture?”
“For 65 years, they’ve been living with this,” White says of the family pictured. “You’ve got all those other children sitting on the steps behind her. These are women in their eighties,” he notes, who “had never seen their little cousin since that picture was taken.”
Fighting back occasional tears, White explains that for “a very large, enthusiastic, Ukrainian American family,” the photo depicted on his debut book’s front cover “had to suffice as the lasting image” of his titular character. “For 65 years, they’ve been living with this,” White says of the family pictured. “You’ve got all those other children sitting on the steps behind her. These are women in their eighties,” he notes, who “had never seen their little cousin since that picture was taken.” In addressing his shy wife, Edie, and her initial reluctance to having her life being published for public consumption, White concludes, “Eventually, she’s realized this is really something that could really impact, in a positive way, a lot of people.”
Greg Meriwether is an EMMY and Edward R. Murrow award-winning anchor and reporter who has been at WAFB for nearly two decades. Meriwether anchors the CBS affiliate’s 5, 6, and 10 p.m. newscasts and is WAFB’s managing editor. The Kentucky native came to WAFB after studying journalism and history at Western Kentucky University.
Jeremy White is a tenured cynic who penned this hopeful book. He founded South Louisiana’s premier satirical publication in 2004, eight years before relaunching the award-winning Red Shtick Magazine as its all-digital progeny, The Red Shtick. The passionate Cajun can often be heard on various popular radio shows as either a guest or a guest host. A longtime football official and Mardi Gras krewe captain, Jeremy earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at LSU, where he and Edie met. They’ve been happily married since 1992 and live in Baton Rouge with their cat, Waffles.
White Lines Press (an imprint of Red Stick Comedy, LLC) is publishing the 468-page hardcover edition of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture on July 1, but readers can pre-order signed copies at LittleGirlBook.com, where 1 in 20 customers will win a signed “lagniappe” copy. Signed hardcover editions are also available through partnered indie bookstores across the country. For more information and resources, visit our media center. Inquiries should be sent to [email protected].
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Jeremy White opens up in first interview as author of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture
Baton Rouge, LA — June 15, 2023 — Jeremy White, author of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture, opened up to award-winning anchor Greg Meriwether, who produced a TV news segment so compelling it evoked a laugh-inducing “I’m intrigued” from his co-anchor upon its conclusion. WAFB’s Elizabeth Vowell’s off-the-cuff remark on live TV drew a guffaw from Meriwether on Wednesday, June 7, during the CBS affiliate’s 6 p.m. newscast. The nearly five-minute video represents White’s first interview since penning the immersive account of his wife, Edie, discovering her biological family in 2018 and the beautifully insane adventure that ensued.
“He’s made a living making fun of things, putting the ‘sin’ in ‘cynic,'” Meriwether jokes in introducing White to viewers. “He wasn’t always a big believer in miracles. He says, though, it’s a miracle of sorts where his life is now.” Meriwether describes Jeremy as a former “part-time comic, part-time high school referee, full-time cynic” who “traded in all of that for the wonder of discovery, to write a book to try and answer a very simple—and yet terribly complicated—question: Who is the little girl at the bottom of this picture?”
“For 65 years, they’ve been living with this,” White says of the family pictured. “You’ve got all those other children sitting on the steps behind her. These are women in their eighties,” he notes, who “had never seen their little cousin since that picture was taken.”
Fighting back occasional tears, White explains that for “a very large, enthusiastic, Ukrainian American family,” the photo depicted on his debut book’s front cover “had to suffice as the lasting image” of his titular character. “For 65 years, they’ve been living with this,” White says of the family pictured. “You’ve got all those other children sitting on the steps behind her. These are women in their eighties,” he notes, who “had never seen their little cousin since that picture was taken.” In addressing his shy wife, Edie, and her initial reluctance to having her life being published for public consumption, White concludes, “Eventually, she’s realized this is really something that could really impact, in a positive way, a lot of people.”
Greg Meriwether is an EMMY and Edward R. Murrow award-winning anchor and reporter who has been at WAFB for nearly two decades. Meriwether anchors the CBS affiliate’s 5, 6, and 10 p.m. newscasts and is WAFB’s managing editor. The Kentucky native came to WAFB after studying journalism and history at Western Kentucky University.
Jeremy White is a tenured cynic who penned this hopeful book. He founded South Louisiana’s premier satirical publication in 2004, eight years before relaunching the award-winning Red Shtick Magazine as its all-digital progeny, The Red Shtick. The passionate Cajun can often be heard on various popular radio shows as either a guest or a guest host. A longtime football official and Mardi Gras krewe captain, Jeremy earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at LSU, where he and Edie met. They’ve been happily married since 1992 and live in Baton Rouge with their cat, Waffles.
White Lines Press (an imprint of Red Stick Comedy, LLC) is publishing the 468-page hardcover edition of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture on July 1, but readers can pre-order signed copies at LittleGirlBook.com, where 1 in 20 customers will win a signed “lagniappe” copy. Signed hardcover editions are also available through partnered indie bookstores across the country, including Ballast Book Company in Bremerton, WA. For more information and resources, visit our media center. Inquiries should be sent to [email protected].
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Jeremy White opens up in first interview as author of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture
Baton Rouge, LA — June 15, 2023 — Jeremy White, author of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture, opened up to award-winning anchor Greg Meriwether, who produced a TV news segment so compelling it evoked a laugh-inducing “I’m intrigued” from his co-anchor upon its conclusion. WAFB’s Elizabeth Vowell’s off-the-cuff remark on live TV drew a guffaw from Meriwether on Wednesday, June 7, during the CBS affiliate’s 6 p.m. newscast. The nearly five-minute video represents White’s first interview since penning the immersive account of his wife, Edie, discovering her biological family in 2018 and the beautifully insane adventure that ensued.
“He’s made a living making fun of things, putting the ‘sin’ in ‘cynic,'” Meriwether jokes in introducing White to viewers. “He wasn’t always a big believer in miracles. He says, though, it’s a miracle of sorts where his life is now.” Meriwether describes Jeremy as a former “part-time comic, part-time high school referee, full-time cynic” who “traded in all of that for the wonder of discovery, to write a book to try and answer a very simple—and yet terribly complicated—question: Who is the little girl at the bottom of this picture?”
“For 65 years, they’ve been living with this,” White says of the family pictured. “You’ve got all those other children sitting on the steps behind her. These are women in their eighties,” he notes, who “had never seen their little cousin since that picture was taken.”
Fighting back occasional tears, White explains that for “a very large, enthusiastic, Ukrainian American family,” the photo depicted on his debut book’s front cover “had to suffice as the lasting image” of his titular character. “For 65 years, they’ve been living with this,” White says of the family pictured. “You’ve got all those other children sitting on the steps behind her. These are women in their eighties,” he notes, who “had never seen their little cousin since that picture was taken.” In addressing his shy wife, Edie, and her initial reluctance to having her life being published for public consumption, White concludes, “Eventually, she’s realized this is really something that could really impact, in a positive way, a lot of people.”
Greg Meriwether is an EMMY and Edward R. Murrow award-winning anchor and reporter who has been at WAFB for nearly two decades. Meriwether anchors the CBS affiliate’s 5, 6, and 10 p.m. newscasts and is WAFB’s managing editor. The Kentucky native came to WAFB after studying journalism and history at Western Kentucky University.
Jeremy White is a tenured cynic who penned this hopeful book. He founded South Louisiana’s premier satirical publication in 2004, eight years before relaunching the award-winning Red Shtick Magazine as its all-digital progeny, The Red Shtick. The passionate Cajun can often be heard on various popular radio shows as either a guest or a guest host. A longtime football official and Mardi Gras krewe captain, Jeremy earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at LSU, where he and Edie met. They’ve been happily married since 1992 and live in Baton Rouge with their cat, Waffles.
White Lines Press (an imprint of Red Stick Comedy, LLC) is publishing the 468-page hardcover edition of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture on July 1, but readers can pre-order signed copies at LittleGirlBook.com, where 1 in 20 customers will win a signed “lagniappe” copy. Signed hardcover editions are also available through partnered indie bookstores across the country, including The Seminary Co-op Bookstores in Chicago. For more information and resources, visit our media center. Inquiries should be sent to [email protected].
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Jeremy White opens up in first interview as author of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture
Baton Rouge, LA — June 15, 2023 — Jeremy White, author of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture, opened up to award-winning anchor Greg Meriwether, who produced a TV news segment so compelling it evoked a laugh-inducing “I’m intrigued” from his co-anchor upon its conclusion. WAFB’s Elizabeth Vowell’s off-the-cuff remark on live TV drew a guffaw from Meriwether on Wednesday, June 7, during the CBS affiliate’s 6 p.m. newscast. The nearly five-minute video represents White’s first interview since penning the immersive account of his wife, Edie, discovering her biological family in 2018 and the beautifully insane adventure that ensued.
“He’s made a living making fun of things, putting the ‘sin’ in ‘cynic,'” Meriwether jokes in introducing White to viewers. “He wasn’t always a big believer in miracles. He says, though, it’s a miracle of sorts where his life is now.” Meriwether describes Jeremy as a former “part-time comic, part-time high school referee, full-time cynic” who “traded in all of that for the wonder of discovery, to write a book to try and answer a very simple—and yet terribly complicated—question: Who is the little girl at the bottom of this picture?”
“For 65 years, they’ve been living with this,” White says of the family pictured. “You’ve got all those other children sitting on the steps behind her. These are women in their eighties,” he notes, who “had never seen their little cousin since that picture was taken.”
Fighting back occasional tears, White explains that for “a very large, enthusiastic, Ukrainian American family,” the photo depicted on his debut book’s front cover “had to suffice as the lasting image” of his titular character. “For 65 years, they’ve been living with this,” White says of the family pictured. “You’ve got all those other children sitting on the steps behind her. These are women in their eighties,” he notes, who “had never seen their little cousin since that picture was taken.” In addressing his shy wife, Edie, and her initial reluctance to having her life being published for public consumption, White concludes, “Eventually, she’s realized this is really something that could really impact, in a positive way, a lot of people.”
Greg Meriwether is an EMMY and Edward R. Murrow award-winning anchor and reporter who has been at WAFB for nearly two decades. Meriwether anchors the CBS affiliate’s 5, 6, and 10 p.m. newscasts and is WAFB’s managing editor. The Kentucky native came to WAFB after studying journalism and history at Western Kentucky University.
Jeremy White is a tenured cynic who penned this hopeful book. He founded South Louisiana’s premier satirical publication in 2004, eight years before relaunching the award-winning Red Shtick Magazine as its all-digital progeny, The Red Shtick. The passionate Cajun can often be heard on various popular radio shows as either a guest or a guest host. A longtime football official and Mardi Gras krewe captain, Jeremy earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at LSU, where he and Edie met. They’ve been happily married since 1992 and live in Baton Rouge with their cat, Waffles.
White Lines Press (an imprint of Red Stick Comedy, LLC) is publishing the 468-page hardcover edition of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture on July 1, but readers can pre-order signed copies at LittleGirlBook.com, where 1 in 20 customers will win a signed “lagniappe” copy. Signed hardcover editions are also available through partnered indie bookstores across the country, including Blue Cypress Books and Octavia Books in New Orleans. For more information and resources, visit our media center. Inquiries should be sent to [email protected].
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Jeremy White opens up in first interview as author of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture
Baton Rouge, LA — June 15, 2023 — Jeremy White, author of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture, opened up to award-winning anchor Greg Meriwether, who produced a TV news segment so compelling it evoked a laugh-inducing “I’m intrigued” from his co-anchor upon its conclusion. WAFB’s Elizabeth Vowell’s off-the-cuff remark on live TV drew a guffaw from Meriwether on Wednesday, June 7, during the CBS affiliate’s 6 p.m. newscast. The nearly five-minute video represents White’s first interview since penning the immersive account of his wife, Edie, discovering her biological family in 2018 and the beautifully insane adventure that ensued.
“He’s made a living making fun of things, putting the ‘sin’ in ‘cynic,'” Meriwether jokes in introducing White to viewers. “He wasn’t always a big believer in miracles. He says, though, it’s a miracle of sorts where his life is now.” Meriwether describes Jeremy as a former “part-time comic, part-time high school referee, full-time cynic” who “traded in all of that for the wonder of discovery, to write a book to try and answer a very simple—and yet terribly complicated—question: Who is the little girl at the bottom of this picture?”
“For 65 years, they’ve been living with this,” White says of the family pictured. “You’ve got all those other children sitting on the steps behind her. These are women in their eighties,” he notes, who “had never seen their little cousin since that picture was taken.”
Fighting back occasional tears, White explains that for “a very large, enthusiastic, Ukrainian American family,” the photo depicted on his debut book’s front cover “had to suffice as the lasting image” of his titular character. “For 65 years, they’ve been living with this,” White says of the family pictured. “You’ve got all those other children sitting on the steps behind her. These are women in their eighties,” he notes, who “had never seen their little cousin since that picture was taken.” In addressing his shy wife, Edie, and her initial reluctance to having her life being published for public consumption, White concludes, “Eventually, she’s realized this is really something that could really impact, in a positive way, a lot of people.”
Greg Meriwether is an EMMY and Edward R. Murrow award-winning anchor and reporter who has been at WAFB for nearly two decades. Meriwether anchors the CBS affiliate’s 5, 6, and 10 p.m. newscasts and is WAFB’s managing editor. The Kentucky native came to WAFB after studying journalism and history at Western Kentucky University.
Jeremy White is a tenured cynic who penned this hopeful book. He founded South Louisiana’s premier satirical publication in 2004, eight years before relaunching the award-winning Red Shtick Magazine as its all-digital progeny, The Red Shtick. The passionate Cajun can often be heard on various popular radio shows as either a guest or a guest host. A longtime football official and Mardi Gras krewe captain, Jeremy earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at LSU, where he and Edie met. They’ve been happily married since 1992 and live in Baton Rouge with their cat, Waffles.
White Lines Press (an imprint of Red Stick Comedy, LLC) is publishing the 468-page hardcover edition of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture on July 1, but readers can pre-order signed copies at LittleGirlBook.com, where 1 in 20 customers will win a signed “lagniappe” copy. Signed hardcover editions are also available through partnered indie bookstores across the country, including Cavalier House Books in Denham Springs and Red Stick Reads in Baton Rouge. For more information and resources, visit our media center. Inquiries should be sent to [email protected].
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Award-winning news anchor Greg Meriwether sat down with author Jeremy White about his upcoming book, and produced a TV news segment so compelling, it evoked a laugh-inducing, off-the-cuff remark by his co-anchor. “I’m intrigued,” WAFB’s Elizabeth Vowell flatly declared on live TV at the conclusion of the moving interview, drawing a guffaw from her news partner. Meriwether’s in-depth feature on The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture: A Journey of Selfless Discovery aired as part of his “Street Beat” series on Wednesday, June 7, during 9News at 6. The nearly five-minute video represents White’s first interview since penning the immersive account of his wife, Edie, discovering her biological family in 2018 and the beautifully insane adventure that ensued.
Viewers see the two college sweethearts walking around the LSU lakes as Meriwether introduces Jeremy. “He’s made a living making fun of things, putting the ‘sin’ in ‘cynic,'” Meriwether jokes. “He wasn’t always a big believer in miracles. He says, though, it’s a miracle of sorts where his life is now.” Accompanied by footage of the author typing on his laptop, Meriwether describes Jeremy as a former “part-time comic, part-time high school referee, full-time cynic” who “traded in all of that for the wonder of discovery, to write a book to try and answer a very simple—and yet terribly complicated—question: Who is the little girl at the bottom of this picture?”
Fighting back tears, White explains how, for that family, the photo “had to suffice as the lasting image” of his titular character, “that little girl at the bottom of the picture, because she went away. She was taken away.”
Describing the black-and-white photo on his debut book’s front cover, White tells viewers, “That picture there is from Mother’s Day 1952. That is a porch in East Chicago, Indiana, and that is a very large, enthusiastic Ukrainian American family.” Fighting back tears, White explains how, for that family, the photo “had to suffice as the lasting image” of his titular character, “that little girl at the bottom of the picture, because she went away. She was taken away.” He continues, “For 65 years, they’ve been living with this. ‘What happened?’ You’ve got all those other children sitting on the steps behind her. These are women in their eighties,” he notes, who “had never seen their little cousin since that picture was taken.”
The segment closes with a dramatic pause on an image of the book, after White addresses Edie’s initial reluctance to having her life being published for public consumption. “Eventually, she’s realized this is really something that could really impact, in a positive way, a lot of people.”
Greg Meriwether is an EMMY and Edward R. Murrow award-winning anchor and reporter who has been at WAFB for nearly two decades. Meriwether anchors the CBS affiliate’s 5, 6, and 10 p.m. newscasts and is WAFB’s managing editor. The Kentucky native came to WAFB after studying journalism and history at Western Kentucky University.
Jeremy White is a tenured cynic who penned this hopeful book. He founded South Louisiana’s premier satirical publication in 2004, eight years before relaunching the award-winning Red Shtick Magazine as its all-digital progeny, The Red Shtick. The passionate Cajun can often be heard on various popular radio shows as either a guest or a guest host. A longtime football official and Mardi Gras krewe captain, Jeremy earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at LSU, where he and Edie met. They’ve been happily married since 1992 and live in Baton Rouge with their cat, Waffles.
White Lines Press (an imprint of Red Stick Comedy, LLC) is publishing the 468-page hardcover edition of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture on July 1, but readers can pre-order signed copies at LittleGirlBook.com, where 1 in 20 customers will win a signed “lagniappe” copy. Signed hardcover editions are also available through partnered indie bookstores across the country, including Cavalier House Books in Denham Springs and Red Stick Reads in Baton Rouge. For more information and resources, visit our media center. Inquiries should be sent to [email protected].
The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture tops new releases in adoption
Baton Rouge, LA — June 12, 2023 — Jeremy White’s The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture: A Journey of Selfless Discovery claimed the top spot on Amazon’s list of new releases in adoption weeks before the book’s official publication date of July 1. On Thursday, June 8, the hardcover edition from White Lines Press sat at No. 1 on the site’s list of new releases in the popular category, while the ebook edition also has been near the top.
In The Little Girl, White immersively details how his wife, Edie, discovered her biological family in 2018 and the insanely beautiful, transformational journey that ensued. Literally overnight, the baby of Edie’s adopted family becomes the eldest sibling in a new, amazing family, fathered by a pacifist cited in two books for challenging David Duke at LSU with a bloody knife. During her pre-COVID travels with Jeremy to Seattle, Austin, Chicago, and California wine country, Edie ultimately solves the last of three mysteries presented to her: What happened to the little girl at the bottom of the picture? It’s a question that plagued an enthusiastic horde of gangster-adjacent Ukrainian Americans for more than 65 years.
“It truly warms my heart to know readers are lining up to experience a real-life unicorn of a story about healing that the world is begging to be added to the human narrative right now.”
“It’s wild to think that both the hardcover and digital versions of my first book—which don’t come out for weeks—are both top 10 new releases in adoption on Amazon,” White admits. “It’s an insanely beautiful story that we’ve largely held close to the vest for five years, and now we’re literally telling the world about it, so it’s mind-blowing to have such an overwhelming response before we’re even officially out the gate.” He adds, “It truly warms my heart to know readers are lining up to experience a real-life unicorn of a story about healing that the world is begging to be added to the human narrative right now.”
Jeremy White is a tenured cynic who penned this hopeful book. He founded South Louisiana’s premier satirical publication in 2004, eight years before relaunching the award-winning Red Shtick Magazine as its all-digital progeny, The Red Shtick. The passionate Cajun can often be heard on various popular radio shows as either a guest or a guest host. A longtime football official and Mardi Gras krewe captain, Jeremy earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at LSU, where he and Edie met. They’ve been happily married since 1992 and live in Baton Rouge with their cat, Waffles.
White Lines Press is publishing the 468-page hardcover edition of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture on July 1, but readers can pre-order signed copies at LittleGirlBook.com, where 1 in 20 customers will win a signed “lagniappe” copy. Signed hardcover editions also are available through partnered indie bookstores around the country. For more information and resources, visit our media center. Inquiries should be sent to [email protected].
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