Bill Haltom is a father, husband, lawyer and award-winning writer. He is the author of nine books and has been a newspaper and magazine humor columnist for over 25 years.
When it opened in 1927, Sears Crosstown, now Crosstown Concourse, was the southeastern regional warehouse and distribution center for the Sears Catalogue mail-order empire. Each day, more than forty-five thousand orders were processed by more than 1,500 workers. As a result, Sears Crosstown became known locally as “the Wish Building.” For more than half a century, the iconic building and its surrounding neighborhood flourished until the decline of Sears in the 1980s. For decades, the once dynamic destination for commerce was vacant and shuttered. Then a unique group of Memphians emerged to resurrect Sears Crosstown with a plan most thought was impossible. In his latest book, Bill tells the story of “the Wish Building”—its past, present and future.
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND: The Edinburgh International Festival is now underway in this beautiful, charming Scottish city. It features concer...
This is my column that appeared in the August 9, 2022 edition of the Commercial Appeal. It is reprinted with the permission of the Tennessee ...
Yesterday it was back to school for Memphis and Shelby County school kids. Being old school myself, I can’t understand the school year ...
On August 18, 1920, thirty-year-old Tennessee State Representative Joseph Hanover walked through the lobby of The Hermitage Hotel in Nashville to b...
In his latest book, Bill has teamed up with a brilliant young writer—Amanda Swanson—to tell the story of a game-changing lawsuit, Victo...
Bill Haltom’s definitive guide to the quintessential Southern fabric covers all things seersucker. From the origins and history of the seersu...
Bill has delivered three commencement addresses and has been the featured speaker at numerous conventions, banquets, and seminars.