Bill Clinton & Billy Reid on List of Top Influential Men
AskMen.com has announced its list of the Top 49 Most Influential Men of 2012, as determined by more than 500,000 votes. We're proud to say a few Southerners made the cut.
Literary Friday
Twitter Chat with Tim Westover. A review of 'Dixie Bohemia.' The Scarlett O'Hara School of Self Deception in (Non)Required Reading. Haunted libraries, Flannery O'Connor & As I Lay Dying in Literary News. Telling tales in Literary Events & creative nonfiction about a claw-foot tub in Southern Voice. Happy Literary Friday!
Review of 'Dixie Bohemia'
John Shelton Reed's new book about a circle of bohemians in the 1920s French Quarter belongs on the bookshelves of fans of New Orleans and its history.
Hydrobiology of 5 Tubs
We took a lot of baths together in the weeks after Hannah was born—she, her dad David, and I—all jammed into the tub together, stewing in a sort of family soup. Neither one of us wanted to be farther than a few feet from her or from each other
Flannery O'Connor Symposium Interview
Yesterday, O'Connor Symposium committee member and UL Lafayette English professor Dr. Mary Ann Wilson was interviewed about her literary find on the university's public radio station.
Witches On The Road Tonight
This week's ghost story from The Moonlit Road is an excerpt from a novel of the same name by 2011 Shirley Jackson Award winner Sheri Holman. Being called a masterpiece of the new Southern Gothic, Holman's tale of a family tragedy stretches from Depression-era Appalachia to modern New York City.
First Look At 'As I Lay Dying' on Film
Filming of James Franco's version of William Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying" is wrapping up in Mississippi, and photos and news have started to leak from the set.
Make Your Way to Canton, Mississippi
"The" flea market for the South is happening this Thursday and promises everything from homemade bottle tree chandeliers to jewelry, furniture and even baked goods.
Gumbo Weather
We made our first gumbo of the season at the end of September, but we admit we jumped the gun a bit. With temperatures in the '60s, gumbo weather is here now!