Blake Fontenay

Blake Fontenay spent more than 25 years as a reporter, columnist and editorial writer for metropolitan daily newspapers - including the Sacramento Bee, (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union, Orlando Sentinel and (Memphis) Commercial Appeal. He won several awards for editorial writing while at the Commercial Appeal. Since leaving the newspaper business, he has worked as the communications director for Tennessee's Comptroller, Treasurer and Secretary of State. His debut novel, "The Politics of...See more

Blake Fontenay spent more than 25 years as a reporter, columnist and editorial writer for metropolitan daily newspapers - including the Sacramento Bee, (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union, Orlando Sentinel and (Memphis) Commercial Appeal. He won several awards for editorial writing while at the Commercial Appeal. Since leaving the newspaper business, he has worked as the communications director for Tennessee's Comptroller, Treasurer and Secretary of State. His debut novel, "The Politics of Barbecue," was published by John F. Blair Publisher in September, 2012. "The Politics of Barbecue" won the Independent Publishers Book Awards gold medal for fiction in the South region in 2013. His second novel, "Scouts' Honor," was released in July, 2014. "A Three Team Town" is his third novel. See less