Stay More Booklet Published
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The University Libraries Special Collections Department announces the publication of Donald Harington and His Stay More Novels: A Celebration of 35 Years. Special Collections held a “Stay More Reunion” on Dec. 2, 2005, in honor of the 35th anniversary of the publication of Lightening Bug, the first of Donald Harington’s novels set in the mythical town of Stay More, Newton County, Arkansas.
Bob Razer, a veteran librarian at the Central Arkansas Library System in Little Rock and an authority on Arkansas literature, gave the keynote address at the celebration. His remarks are published in full in the booklet and provide a humorous tribute to and evaluation of Harington’s life and work.
The booklet also features an introduction by Tom Dillard, head of Special Collections, and a bibliography of works by Harington and secondary sources compiled by Andrea Cantrell of Special Collections. Illustrations, such as Harington’s hand-drawn map of Stay More and photos of the Stay More reunion, enliven the text. The booklet concludes with the full text of the Stay Moron’s Oath, as sworn by attendees of the reunion before being declared official Stay Morons by Harington.
Copies of the booklet may be obtained free of charge by contacting the Special Collections Department by mail at 365 N. McIlroy Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72701-4002, by telephone at (479) 575-5577, or by e-mail at specoll@uark.edu.
Contacts
Molly Boyd, public
relations coordinator
University Libraries
(479) 575-2962, mdboyd@uark.edu
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