Searching for Truman Capote in Alabama
Harper Lee gets most of the claims to fame when it comes to Alabama's hometown authors, but Truman Capote was just as inspired by the small town of Monroeville.
Kentucky Writer Wins 2016 Ernest Gaines Award
Kentucky writer Crystal Wilkinson’s novel 'The Birds of Opulence' has been named winner of the 2016 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence.
Literary Friday, Edition 223
National Book and Ernest Gaines award winners, Toni Morrison on Trump's America, Thanksgiving recipes from literature & experimental fiction.
Pecan Pie in 5 Easy Steps
The holidays aren’t quite complete without having a traditional pecan pie on your dessert table.
An Unearthly Creature: Melanie Benjamin on the Downfall of Truman Capote
An interview with 'The Swans of Fifth Avenue' author Melanie Benjamin about the events that led to Truman Capote's celebrity downfall.
Literary Friday, Edition 222
Interview, chat and giveaway with Sarah Domet for 'The Guineveres,' Melanie Benjamin on the downfall of Truman Capote and books to help understand Trump's win.
Inside ‘The Guineveres’ With Sarah Domet
Four girls who share the same name search for "home" inside the sequestered walls of a convent in Sarah Domet's debut novel.
Literary Friday, Edition 221
Creating Flannery O'Connor, Rebecca Wells at the Louisiana Book Festival, a review of 'The Education of Dixie Dupree,' new fiction and Andalusia Farm's Blue Grass Festival this weekend.