Novellas I love novellas. They are longer than a short story and shorter than a novel. They have gone in…
John and Mary Margaret My second novel and seventh book will be released June 27, 2021 from Koehler Books! So,…
I haven’t written a blog post since October 3. This is actually the longest I’ve gone without blogging since my…
I recently had the pleasure of meeting author Lisa Patton in person, when she spoke at Novel books in Memphis,…
I hope you’ve been following my series of excerpts from SOUTHERN WRITERS ON WRITING (coming from University Press of Mississippi…
This year’s Southern Festival of Books is this weekend in Nashville, Tennessee. I have several friends serving on panels or…
I just finished Lee Smith’s 2014 novel, Guests on Earth, and I am in awe of her. What a masterpiece!…
“No matter what is wrong with you, a sausage biscuit will make you feel a whole lot better.”—Lee Smith’s mother…