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David Duke, Bloody Knife Feature in Next Episode of Tenured Cynic’s Hopeful Podcast

Chapter 11 of ‘The Little Girl Book Podcast’ named for BRPD narc impeached at LSU

Baton Rouge, LA — February 5, 2024 — An incident at LSU involving a bloody knife and a future KKK grand wizard makes literal headlines in the next installment of author Jeremy White’s The Little Girl Book Podcast. Starting Friday, February 9, listeners can hear White narrate Chapter 11 of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture: A Journey of Selfless Discovery, White’s memoir detailing how his wife, Edie, discovered her biological family in 2018 and the insanely beautiful, transformational journey that ensued.

“Chapter 11’s namesake, Gus Tabony, was impeached as a member of LSU student government in 1974 for being employed by Baton Rouge Police as an undercover agent, and he haunts the nightmares of Edie’s birth father to this day.”

“This is where we learn how Edie’s pacifist father came to be cited in two books about David Duke by challenging the Nazi with a bloody knife at LSU’s Free Speech Alley,” White said of an incident depicted by his media center’s header image, as printed on the front page of The Daily Reveille in 1969. “Additionally, Chapter 11’s namesake, Gus Tabony, was impeached as a member of LSU student government in 1974 for being employed by Baton Rouge Police as an undercover agent, and he haunts the nightmares of Edie’s birth father to this day.”

White adds that he’s excited about the opportunity to share their “unicorn of a story about love and forgiveness that the world so desperately needs right now.” Citing his book’s preface, the author notes, “In an age characterized by sickening inhumanity, this work celebrates the best of our humanity. Transcending issues of genealogy, The Little Girl appeals to readers seeking empathy in a divided land, and authentic beauty in an increasingly ugly world.”

In lieu of a traditional audiobook, the tenured cynic is narrating his hopeful book in weekly episodes, each one covering a chapter from White’s retelling of how Edie solved a mystery that had been plaguing a gangster-adjacent, Ukrainian American family for 65 years. Nearly a dozen chapters recount Jeremy and Edie traveling on COVID’s eve to Seattle, Austin, Chicago, and California wine country to meet her far-flung new folks. The Little Girl Book Podcast is available for subscription on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts, with new chapters arriving on Fridays.

White Lines Press published the ebook and 468-page hardcover editions of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture on July 1, 2023. Signed editions are available at LittleGirlBook.com and through partnered indie bookstores around 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 media@redstickcomedy.com.

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Tenured Cynic’s Hopeful Book Features LSU Student Leader Impeached as Spy for Baton Rouge Police

The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture‘s Chapter 11 named for disgraced narc

Baton Rouge, LA — June 29, 2023 — An LSU student government member impeached for secretly working with local law enforcement plays an important role in Jeremy White’s book about his wife, Edie, discovering her biological family in 2018 and the beautifully insane adventure that ensued. Chapter 11 of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture: A Journey of Selfless Discovery is named after August “Gus” Tabony, a former LSU SG financial vice president who was impeached in 1974 after it was discovered he was employed by the intelligence division of the Baton Rouge Police Department.

The 1980 LSU Gumbo recaps notable events from the 1970s.

“Gus Tabony plays a dubious role in the history of my wife’s biological father, John Hart,” White explains. “This real-life unicorn of a family saga is heavy on happy reunions, but there are a handful of dark moments that offer contrasts to the light moments, and this Tabony fellow provides the darkest of the dark. In chapter 11,” White adds, “readers learn how, over half a century later, the disgraced narc still haunts the nightmares of my wife’s birth father.”

“There are a handful of dark moments that offer contrasts to the light moments, and this Tabony fellow provides the darkest of the dark.”

The Little Girl immersively details how, 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.

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 media@redstickcomedy.com.

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Hopeful Book by Tenured Cynic Reveals How Adoptee’s DNA Search Solved Ukrainian Family’s 65-year Mystery

Pacifist father cited in two books for challenging David Duke at LSU with bloody knife

Baton Rouge, LA — March 16, 2023 — “John Hart is your father” is seared in Edie White’s brain when AncestryDNA sucker-punches her at work in early 2018. Author Jeremy White’s wife, who was raised by a loving adopted family, had altruistically submitted a sample in hopes of healing an unknown woman’s nearly fifty-year-old wound. The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture: A Journey of Selfless Discovery immersively reveals how the resulting bombshell propels the college sweethearts into this beautifully epic, transformational adventure that resolves a trio of daunting mysteries, including one plaguing an enthusiastic horde of gangster-adjacent Ukrainian Americans for two-thirds of a century.

“Edie’s selfless agenda is the heart of this powerful story of healing, and sets it apart from other works about similar searches,” Jeremy White notes. “Our reluctant hero successfully dodges all the traps that could have turned this unicorn of a real-life family saga into a darker version of the insane yet heartwarming tale that it is.”

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. Jeremy and Edie travel on COVID’s eve to Seattle, Austin, Chicago, and California wine country to meet her far-flung new folks, some of whom see her as a wonderful expansion of their incredibly loving families. Others see her as a bona fide miracle. And at least one person considers Edie the answer to a long-secret prayer that she didn’t expect to receive until the afterlife. With a smattering of bittersweet moments, The Little Girl is heavy on happy reunions, including a mind-blowing, poetic parental reunion of sorts, one involving a Baton Rouge bookstore, no less. Transcending issues of genealogy, The Little Girl appeals to readers seeking empathy in a divided land, and authentic beauty in an increasingly ugly world.

“The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture is a compelling narrative of family and love,” according to New York Times best-selling author Susan D. Mustafa. “This heartwarming rendering shows that a balance can be achieved between adopted and biological families, and that we truly have enough love within us to embrace the old and the new with equal fervor. Edie’s story is about understanding, forgiveness and compassion, spiced with humor and adventure. A must read for anyone who enjoys a true-to-life love story.”

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 met his wife, Edie. 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, please visit our media center. Inquiries should be sent to media@redstickcomedy.com.

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