by Kayla Smith

Sometimes when I hear people with southern accents, I almost wish my own were stronger. It’s not because of a desire to sound southern so much as because I don’t want people to think I’m intentionally trying not to.

by Sandra Bounds
Mississippi is the voice of the Deep South.
Softly and sensuously,
she speaks with Southern drawl.

5 Gifts for Lit Lovers. Repurposed libraries and characters from The Great Gatsby in Literary News. Lit Chat with Lydia Netzer. (Non)required reading of a Faulkner award-winning story. Support a noteworthy literary Kickstarter project. Save the date for upcoming book festivals across the South. And new fiction in Southern Voice. It’s Literary Friday!

A new summer read. Books that make you undateable. Hemingway & Gellhorn up for an Emmy. Literature-inspired wall art. Book giveaways, literary events & new fiction in Southern Voice. Happy Literary Friday!

Pics of literary beaches across the South. Another Twitter chat. A big list of literary spoilers, plus a playlist for “The River Witch.” Literary events & new fiction about summertime mischief in Southern Voice. Literary Friday is here!