Susan Klopfer's Page

I finally picked up Eliza Earsman's Days of Elijah (Revised): A True Story and began reading, not knowing at all what to expect. The author is a storyteller, and a good one at that.

I was quickly drawn into the pages and could follow along because I have studied some of her themes in the past. Her work is fascinating and dark, at times.

It is a good read and a quick read. Eliza Earsman helps the reader along by providing a glossary and, if anything, leaves readers wanting to learn more about F… Continue

I've been playing around with http://visibletweets.com today. You can link it up to your tweets and make a nice display for a bookstore or somewhere. Would love to hear from anyone who has used this effectively.

Anyway, go to www.visibletweets.com and type in #sklopfer/civil-rights and I made a display about my book, Who Killed Emmett Till? Not completely sure I've done this right, but it worked. ;>)

Looks lik… Continue

I attended an entrepreneur's meeting today for "entrepreneur supporters" (consultants, etc.) and got so discouraged (disgusted), I took my freebie flash drive, coffee cup and pen and left early.

Why do some people find it necessary to put limits on others?

The speaker kept talking about "youth" and how much better young people are at using the Internet and being entrepreneurial. I say "bull-puckey"! It's so silly to categorize people and it is dehumanizing. I was not in the mood to listen to t… Continue

A Mississippi Delta Juke -- plenty of secrets behind these walls.


...someone calls me on the telephone and tells me a good story. So now that Who Killed Emmett Till? is about to make its way into an ebook, I got a fascinating telephone call from the Mississippi Delta ...

Here's the story:

Thirty-s… Continue

Just got some great publicity on my civil rights books. Feature story on my work has been posted to Google News and AP.

Susan Klopfer believes the long, sad chapter of American history surrounding the civil rights struggles of African Americans should never be forgotten. Using her journalistic talents, s… Continue