Devault-Graves Books

Christmas is right around the corner. Why not give the gift that keeps on giving for a lifetime -- a book.

Devault Graves Books has published over 70 books, surely with one to appeal to everyone on your Christmas list. We have print books, eBooks, and audiobooks, with some of the greatest writers ever to hold a pen, from J.D. Salinger to Jack Kerouac. We have a whole selection of great music books covering Sun Records, Motown, John Lennon, Stax and Hi Records, and more.

Please visit our admittedly out of date web site (a new one is coming) to get an inkling of what we have available. Your local bookstore can get any of our books, and the eBooks and audiobooks are available on Kindle (and all other platforms) and Audible.

That perfect book is waiting just for you!

ROBERT JOHNSON THE BLUESMAN and
ROBERT JOHNSON THE STEP-BROTHER

These two books will give you the full picture of the great blues artist Robert Johnson.

Devault Graves Books, the publisher of Crossroads: The Life and Afterlife of Blues Legend Robert Johnson by Tom Graves, is now recommending to all readers to also purchase the excellent Brother Robert by Robert Johnson's step-sister Annye Anderson, written with the great music writer Preston Lauterbach.

Readers the world over have been acclaiming both books and each one tells a particular side of Robert Johnson. Crossroads is considered by many the definitive text of Robert Johnson's life as a bluesman. It covers every aspect of his professional life and adds something no other Robert Johnson text has: it tells the afterlife of Robert Johnson. When Johnson died, not 100 people knew of him as a recording artist. Yet in 1990 his CD box set became the best-selling blues album of all time. How did he go from obscurity to such fame? This book tells that story.

Brother Robert, on the other hand, tells the story of the Robert Johnson that his family knew, told by the step-sister who grew up with him until his death. It gives an up-close personal side of Johnson that was never really known until Annye Anderson, now in her 90s, decided to tell the real story of the brother she loved and knew so well. Ms. Anderson also had kept the third known photograph of Robert Johnson which adorns the cover of this book.

Crossroads and Brother Robert are both available at your favorite local bookstore and from on-line sellers such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Buy them both and get the full and complete picture of this legendary artist.

A FREE SOUL FOOD RECIPE from our latest cookbook COOKING WITH MS. LARTHY, the best soul food cookbook ever.

MS. LARTHY’S LEFTOVER BEEF ROAST STEW

This is a fantastic way to take advantage of leftovers from a beef roast.

What you will need:

Leftovers from a beef roast cut into small pieces (or beef stew meat)
black pepper to taste
salt to taste (note: add salt only on your final tasting while cooking and only if you need it)
1 tsp. Tony Chachere’s Creole seasoning
4 or 5 shots of Worcestershire sauce
2 shots of Liquid Smoke
4 or 5 shots of your favorite hot sauce (optional)
beef broth according to taste
1 small can tomato paste
1 can mixed vegetables
1 can corn
½ package of beef stew seasoning

Preparation:

If using stew meat, wash meat and while adding small amounts of water, cook stew meat in appropriate-sized pan until tender. If using beef roast leftovers simply add to your cooking pot. Add all other ingredients plus an amount of beef broth that is right for your taste. Stir well to disperse tomato paste. Add more beef broth if you like a thinner stew, less if you like it thicker. Stir well. On low heat, cook for 30 minutes. Excellent with cornbread or rolls. Also good using a slow cooker such as a Crock-Pot on low setting for the day. Add hot sauce only if you prefer the spicier, hotter version of the stew. Note: Because Liquid Smoke and worchestershire sauce contain salt, do not add ANY salt until your final tasting. Too much salt can ruin this and any dish.

For more soul food recipes designed for your home kitchen Cooking With Ms. Larthy by Tom Graves with Ms. Larthy Washington is available through all independent bookstores nationwide and for those who prefer ebooks the ebook version is available on all ebook platforms for the low, low price of $9.99. With full-color photographs.