Attend the 2020 Carson McCullers Literary Festival
U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo will headline The Carson McCullers Literary Festival February 21-22 in Columbus, Georgia.
Carson McCullers’s Hometown
How Columbus, Georgia, became the city its hometown writer Carson McCullers always wanted it to be.
Carson McCullers in Short Form
Prepare for the Carson McCullers Centennial with a new volume of her short stories, plays and more from Library of America.
Literary Friday, Edition 220
Uncovering the legend of the bridal chamber, Truman Capote's costume parties, a history of Southern Ghosts & the Louisiana Book Festival this weekend.
Literary Friday, Edition 206
Guest post by 'Sunshine Beach' author Wendy Wax, 9 Literary Small Town Getaways, the Southern Festival of Books lineup and a new event at Andalusia Farm.
9 Literary Small Town Getaways
Visit nine small towns with charm, history, adventure — and literary roots.
5 Novels Featuring Strong Southern Women
Like Scarlett O'Hara, the characters in these novels take what they're given and use it to their advantage
Literary Friday, Edition 186
Details on our Joshilyn Jackson readalong, 'To Kill A Mockingbird' flies to Broadway, Beyonce's Southern Gothic music video, literary events plus new fiction in Southern Voice. Happy Literary Friday!
Literature’s Lonely Hearts Club: An Interview with Azar Nafisi
The bestselling author talks about the enduring beauty of Carson McCullers’ classic novel The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, the light and heat in Southern writing and the power of great literature.
'Lonely Hunter Readalong Notes: Part 3
Cerith Mathias offers her thoughts for discussion on the third and final part of 'The Heart is a Lonely Hunter' by Carson McCullers.