Meet the author:

A native of Connecticut, Richard N. Côté studied political science and journalism at Butler University. After serving on the staff of the South Carolina Historical Society for several years, he spent the 1980s and 1990s researching and writing about Southern plantation life, social history, architecture, and exploring exotic local microcultures. In 1995, the publication of Safe House, the memoirs of accused spy, Edward Lee Howard, marked his transition to writing for the trade. His two previous biographies, Mary's World: Love, War, and Family Ties in Nineteenth-century Charleston and Theodosia Burr Alston: Portrait of a Prodigy, brought him national recognition. A recent novel, The Redneck Riviera, showcased his fiction talents. Another novel, The Jailer's Wife, is underway.

In 2004, he received the Bobby Gilmer Moss Award in History from the Daughters of the American Revolution for his outstanding contributions to South Carolina history. He has been chosen as a Featured Author by the South Carolina Book Fair; the Carl Sandberg Celebration of Books and Authors in Hendersonville, North Carolina; the Spoleto Festival of the Arts in Charleston, South Carolina; and the Daughters of the American Revolution Museum, Washington. He lives in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, where he writes and edits books, and travels nationwide for speaking engagements and to conduct literary and publishing consulting work.

Speaking and Signing Engagements

Call Dick at (843) 881-6080 or email him at dickcote@corinthianbooks.com to schedule a book talk for your group or book signings at your store or museum. All of Dick's books and CDs are available for sale and signing at all events. If you already have one of Dick's books and would like to have it signed or personalized, bring it with you he'll be happy to oblige.