Literary Friday, Edition 189
Interview with Dorothy Allison, a preview of the 2016 Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival, beach reads plus cocktails & an essay by Margaret McMullan. Happy Literary Friday!
Literary Friday, Edition 188
Notes for part one of our Joshilyn Jackson readalong, the chance to own a guitar from 'In Cold Blood' and saying goodbye to Harper Lee, plus the Sweet Potato Queens Musical in Literary Events. Happy Literary Friday!
Literary Friday, Edition 187
Readalong for Joshilyn Jackson's The Opposite of Everyone Our readalong with Traveling With T for Joshilyn Jackson's new book is under way. The Opposite of Everyone was released on Tuesday, so get your copy now and start reading. The readalong runs through March 18, when we chat with Joshilyn on Twitter. Notes will be posted starting next Friday on Deep South, with additional content posted over at Traveling With T. You can also join the discussion on social media using the hashtags #southernlit and #jjreadalong. Click here for more details on how to participate! Literary News We have an interview with North Carolina writer Matthew Griffin on his debut novel Hide, about the very recent history of gay love in America. As a companion, Autostraddle has compiled 7 Must Read Books on Queer History and Identity in the South. Publisher's Weekly's Most Anticipated Books of Spring includes John Hart's Redemption Road. Natalie Baszile's book Queen Sugar is headed to television at the helm of Oprah and Director Ava DuVernay. We have the scoop! TurnRow Books offers up a Winter's Last Roar Reading List of titles to bundle up with before spring. Literary Events & Contests Arkansas Repertory Theatre presents An Evening With Rebecca Wells and the Ya-Ya Sisterhood through February 21. Andalusia Farm in Milledgeville,
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!
Literary Friday, Edition 185
4 Reads for Black History Month (plus a giveaway!), the next American Crime Story, Kerouac Project's writer-in-residence, plus winter poems about foxes and daughters. Happy Literary Friday!
Literary Friday, Edition 184
Readalongs, chats & interviews coming up, the story that destroyed Truman Capote, plus a pair of flash fiction pieces in Southern Voice. Happy Literary Friday!
Literary Friday, Edition 183
Remembering Arkansas poet C.D. Wright, Poe Appreciation Day, an inaugural prize in Southern poetry & new fiction in Southern Voice. Happy Literary Friday!
Literary Friday, Edition 182
Happy Birthday to Ernest Gaines, books to read before the movie, trailer for 'The Free State of Jones' & spring literary festivals on the calendar, plus new fiction. Happy Literary Friday!
Literary Friday, Edition 181
New books for the new year, an interview with the 2015 Ernest J. Gaines Award winner, Zora Neale Hurston's birthday and Key West Literary Seminar happening this weekend, plus new fiction. Happy Literary Friday!
Literary Friday, Edition 180
5 Holiday Reads, Best Short Story Collections of 2015, Harper Lee's Christmas away from home and new fiction about gift giving. Happy Literary Friday & Happy Holidays!