Tiffany Quay Tyson on Why the Past is Never Really Dead
Local legends, magical realism and the search for a missing child make up Tiffany Quay Tyson's second novel set in the Mississippi Delta.
Taking Characters to the Extreme: An Interview With Michael Farris Smith
Michael Farris Smith talks about his latest book, 'The Fighter,' and why it's sparking such strong emotions in readers.
Interview With Ladee Hubbard
The 2017 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence winner talks about her debut novel, inspired by a 1903 essay by W.E.B. Du Bois.
Telling True Stories: An Interview With Ellen Gilchrist
Upon the publication of 'Mojo Rising,' which includes a never before published story by Ellen Gilchrist, this pillar of Southern literature talks about the strange and miraculous true stories that have inspired her fiction.
Floods and Fires: An Interview with Dan Leach
South Carolina writer Dan Leach publishes his first book of short stories in what George Singleton calls "a beautifully-written, soul-shaking collection."
Christopher Swann Asks ‘What Would You Do?’
The 'Shadow of the Lions' author asks readers to play amateur detective in his debut novel about a mysterious disappearance at a boys' boarding school in Virginia.
Daniel Wallace’s Extra-Ordinary Adventures
The 'Big Fish' author answers eight questions about his latest novel 'Extra-Ordinary Adventures,' the story of a man who receives a phone call that jolts his life into action.
5 Questions For Patti Callahan Henry
Alabama author Patti Callahan Henry is back with a summer read about secrets, friendship and the possibility of summertime.
Southern Tales of Mythic Proportions Come to Life in ‘The Vine That Ate the South’
Mandy Shunnarah reviews the new book by Legendary Shack Shakers frontman J.D. Wilkes and asks him about the Southern legends and folk demons that served as inspiration.
Risk and Redemption in ‘Desperation Road’
Michael Farris Smith talks about his new novel 'Desperation Road,' called "an important literary event" by Robert Olen Butler.