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We may not live there now, or we may be moving away (sniff), but we all know that Southern literature, and the people who inspire it, have something different from the rest of America.
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Book Giveaway - The Secret Rescue by Cate Lineberry
I am thrilled to offer y'all another book giveaway today! The book is The Secret Rescue: an Untold…Continue
Started by Michelle Lancaster on Saturday.
A Great Read in Southern Literature
Looking for the next great read in Southern Literature? Then I highly recommend reading Mississippi Cotton, by Paul H. Yarbrough. This book is perfect for Southern enthusiasts, yetiIt is one that…Continue
Tags: Southern, Literature, Cotton, Mississippi, Yarbrough
Started by Katie Norris Apr 2, 2012.
What's different about Southern storytelling? 1 Reply
Is it because Southerners come from, whether or not we like to admit it, a defeated territory? The tradition of sitting on porches and telling family yarns? Socializing and gossiping on the church…Continue
Started by Lulu. Last reply by Caren Rich Sep 30, 2011.
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Blogger Comment by Michelle Lancaster on May 3, 2013 at 2:47pm -
May is Short Story Month and our author today is Flannery O'Connor. Born in Georgia in 1925, Ms. O'Connor was a devout Roman Catholic in the Bible Belt of the Protestant American South. She was a graduate of what was to become Iowa's now-famous Writers' Workshop and was considered by her professors one of the finest writers ever to attend the program. Ms. O'Connor wrote two novels but is best-known for her volumes of short stories. This is a complete list of published work. She won several O. Henry Awards and grants from the likes of the Ford Foundation and the National Institute of Arts and Letters. Tragically, lupus took her life at the age of 39. She won the National Book Award posthumously for The Collected Stories in 1972.
Flannery O'Connor's work is a brew of religion, race, family, history, pride, guilt, confession, repentance, social standing, rigid moral codes; contradictions of every stripe and all usually present in any single individual. This is why the region produces some of the richest stories anywhere on Earth. A twisted history and the psychic damage it causes is good for art, if not much else. It's called Southern Gothic. Today's short story is "A Good Man Is Hard To Find," from the eponymous collection published in 1955.
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Blogger Comment by Michelle Lancaster on May 1, 2013 at 11:35pm -
A reminder: The giveaway contest for The Truth of All Things by Kiernan Shields will end at 11:59 pm, EST, Friday, May 3rd. I have 3 copies to giveaway, many thanks to Random House/Crown Publishers/Broadway Paperbacks. This is the original post announcing the contest. This is the review I posted for the book. Don't miss out and good luck! www.TexasBookLover.blogspot.com
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Comment by Stephanie M Sellers on April 4, 2013 at 4:48pm -
In 'The Gamecocks' Jake Wilkes risks all for a friend whose death made headlines. Imagine Larry the Cable Guy, on a mission, and you will fully appreciate 'The Gamecocks.' Satirical Literary Fiction unfolds historical mysteries while carrying friendship to a dangerous level. Set in rural North Carolina where moonshine, conjuring, church and fifty five thousand Lumbee Indians truly are as much a part of the beloved culture as America’s largest ongoing mystery, The Lost Colony.This is FUN, FAST, and FURIOUS FRIENDSHIP.
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Comment by Patricia Kemp-Blackmon on April 1, 2013 at 4:18am -
The Night Horses by Anaka Jones, 12 year-old Author
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12-year-old author Anaka Jones imagines the life of a herd of horses as they work, chow, play and turn a farm into their own three-ring circus in The Night Horses
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Comment by Patricia Kemp-Blackmon on April 1, 2013 at 3:05am
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Comment by What's Beyond Forks? on March 20, 2013 at 8:12pm -
Last chance to win!!!! Only a few hours left to sign up to win Surrender (The Ferryman + the Flame #1) by Rhiannon Paille!!
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Author Comment by Lyn LeJeune on February 4, 2013 at 12:04pm -
My name is Moonlight. I was an orphaned slave. I wrote the first Primer for orphaned slaves after the Civil War and started a school on Jewelweed, the planation on which I was once a slave. http://www.amazon.com/The-Mended-Circle-ebook/dp/B00B8UQDZW/ref=sr_...
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Author Comment by Stephen Robinson on January 28, 2013 at 8:00pm -
Set in Athens, Georgia at the University of Georgia, my new book "Mahogany Slade" paints a vivid picture of the area.
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Comment by Mk - PopcornReads.com on January 28, 2013 at 1:14pm -
Fatal Decree by H. Terrell Griffin: Book Review & Giveaway
Did you like John D. McDonald’s laid-back Florida mysteries? Then check out the Matt Royal series and enter to win one of two copies at http://popcornreads.com/?p=5339
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Comment by Mk - PopcornReads.com on January 16, 2013 at 1:17pm
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The Drowning House by Elizabeth Black: A Southern Gothic Mystery
When a grieving photographer returns home to Galveston in this debut novel, she’s determined to unlock family secrets. Be careful what you wish for, Clare! http://popcornreads.com/?p=5280
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