To Give Birth to a Book I have recently finished the first draft of a novel. This is my seventh…
Judy Christie and Lisa Wingate, authors What a joy to receive an advance readers copy of Judy Christie and Lisa…
My friend and native Memphian Claire Fullerton—author of the wonderful novel Mourning Dove, which I reviewed here—has just had a…
A few months ago I met Mark Fleischer at a reading I was giving for SOUTHERN WRITERS ON WRITING at…
Mourning Dove by Claire Fullerton Review by Susan Cushman How fun it was for me to read Claire Fullerton’s wonderful…
As a member of the Orthodox Christian Church, I’d like to share a brief note about Iakovos, former Archbishop of…
About a month ago (May 16) I had the pleasure of meeting Mississippi author Michael Farris Smith at the Benjamin…
Have you ever been sad when you finished reading a book? That’s how I felt this weekend when I finished…
Yesterday I attended a funeral for the brother of a young friend who goes to my church. His brother took…
I just finished reading what will probably be the last book I read in 2016. Book number 27 (I’ll publish…