Literary Friday, Edition 113
An interview, chat & giveaway with Patti Callahan Henry, reviewing 'The Mockingbird Next Door,' (Non)Required Viewing of 'Hateship, Loveship' and new fiction about a woman getting even. Happy Literary Friday!
Unpleasantries
From the window of her third story condo that overlooked Auden School, where her son was in first grade, Edie used her son’s binoculars to watch Carson Yates sit in her BMW 7 Series in the school parking lot. Carson’s boy, Shelby, was in Teddy’s class. Carson used the five minutes prior to the dismissal bell to dig out her makeup bag
Telling Good Stories With Patti Callahan Henry (Plus a Playlist)
The Alabama author's new book The Stories We Tell explores how denial, white lies and secrets can result in the ultimate betrayal.
Southern Sound: Matt Weaver Sets Out to Record
Taking inspiration from George Strait, Matt Weaver is head over heels for country music.
Nibble Your Way Through Winston-Salem
North Carolina's city of culinary arts and innovation launches a Moravian Cookie Trail.
Toast to Papa Doble
A recipe for the Hemingway Daiquiri in celebration of the author's 115th birthday.
Visit Georgia's Oldest Bookstore
Tucked away in the quaint town of Carrollton in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains lies Horton’s Books and Gifts.
Literary Friday, Edition 112
Wales celebrates Southern lit, Paul Theroux travels South, James Lee Burke on what you should be reading, save the date for the Southern Festival of Books and a humorous description of Florida locations in Southern Voice. Happy Literary Friday!
Florida Triptiks
To get there, head south on 307, towards Apkaloosa, not Siskahatchee. Go past the Big Top flea market , where they sell pecans in half the stalls, like they’re in Georgia or something
Road Trip to Midnight Crossroad
"True Blood" author Charlaine Harris's new book introduces readers to the spooky town of Midnight, Texas.