Darden North, MD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq4ZIVFIvBg Mystery and medical thriller author Darden North speaks at the Eudora Welty Library in Jackson, MS, September 23, 2010, at "Applause," the annual membership meeting for the Friends of the Jackson Library. North discusses his career as an author of three novels while practicing medicine full-time, then reads from his third novel "Fresh Frozen" with a preview of his fourth novel (work-in-progress), "Wiggle Room."

Medical Entrepreneurs: How to Adopt an Entrepreneurial Mindset By: MARTIN WILLOUGHBY Martin Willoughby: Darden North, MD, is a great example of a physician who has embraced these big ideas. Reprinted below from Mississippi Medical News Medical Entrepreneurs: How to Adopt an Entrepreneurial Mindset By: MARTIN WILLOUGHBY Why did you become a physician? This question gets to the heart of your life’s work. This same question could be asked of any occupation. In medicine, it’s particularly compelling because of the long road of training required to practice this profession. I’ve heard many physicians say they wouldn’t pursue this career path if they could do it again. They point to longer hours, less pay, burdensome regulations, liability, et cetera. Even though the compensation can be good, the stress is omnipresent. In addition to stress related to patient care, there’s also stress involved in operating a medical practice. The results of these stressors leave many physicians at the bri...

Fresh Frozen North, Darden. Fresh Frozen. Jackson, MS: Ponder House Press, 2008. 344 pp. $26.95 (hardcover) Fresh Frozen is the author’s third mystery set in Jackson, Mississippi. Readers will be taken behind the medical scenes of the Van Deman Reproductive Center, a lucrative facility that provides advanced technology in the process of frozen embryos. The four main characters – Wesley and Carrie Sarbeck, Cheryl Choice, and Allyn Saxton – all are individuals who desperately want to have children and are turning to the reproductive center for help. Unfortunately, their desperation collides in a plot filled with murder, deceit, and even the larceny of frozen embryos. North does an excellent job of detailing the precise work behind human reproductive technology. Readers may find themselves comparing the book to today’s media attractions such as the Octomom, Jon and Kate Plus 8, and other celebrities who are seeking assistance from fertility clinics. The jargon is easy to read and, since ...

Darden North's third mystery and suspense novel, FRESH FROZEN , was recently reviewed by the Mississippi Library Association and is recommended for public libraries. This is the link to the published review: http://www.misslib.org/index.php/2009/09/29/fresh-frozen/

Spotlight on the Author updates interview of author Darden North 12/5/2009 7:09:00 AM by Darden North, MD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Darden North's third novel FRESH FROZEN won Best Cover Design and was a Finalist in Regional Fiction in the 2009 National Indie Excellence Awards. FRESH FROZEN also received Honorable Mention in General Fiction in the 2009 San Francisco Book Festival Awards and was a Finalist in Best Cover Design Fiction and a Finalist in Regional Fiction in the 2009 New Generation Indie Book Awards. http://www.examiner.com/x-22005-Billings-Writing-Examiner~y2009m12d3-Spotlight-on-author-Darden-North-MD

Check out my latest interview posted 12/03/2009 on "Mystery Lovers Corner" and register for a chance to win a free copy of my third novel FRESH FROZEN. http://www.sleuthedit.com/featuring.html

Please copy and paste the following link to your browser to read the interview posted 10/04/2009 in the Austin Writing Examiner . http://www.examiner.com/x-19445-Austin-Writing-Examiner~y2009m10d4-Darden-North-author-and-MD-earns-thicker-looser-skin?cid=examiner-email National Arts and Entertainment Austin Writing Examiner Darden North, author and M.D., earns thicker looser skin October 4, 10:55 AM Austin Writing Examiner Sylvia Dickey Smith Darden North is not only an award winning fiction author, he is also a practicing, board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist. He lives in Jackson, Mississippi, with his family. Darden is a brother member of SIC and his book, Fresh Frozen won, Best Cover Design and Finalist, Regional Fiction in the 2009 National Indie Excellence Awards; Honorable Mention in General Fiction in the 2009 San Francisco Book Festival Awards; Finalist, Best Cover Design Fiction and Finalist, Regional Fiction in the 2009 New Generation Indie Book Awards. When asked...