What a wonderful collection! The temptation for those who are on pilgrimage is to become a tourist, collecting junk and…
(Photo of Susan with Jen Bradner, Ellen Morris Prewitt, Sally Palmer Thomason, and Suzanne Henley at the launch for A…
Libraries, Bookstores, Communities, and our Social Brains Yesterday afternoon I had a wonderful experience at a small gathering of readers…
Pat Conroy, Angels, and Golden Bridges Whenever I speak at a bookstore or library about one of my books, someone…
Five years ago yesterday I drove down to Fairhope, Alabama, to get together with a group of folks who were…
I’m off this morning to Orange Beach, Alabama, where I’m speaking at the 2018 Conference of the Alabama Writers Conclave…
This week I will be joining four of the twenty-six contributors to SOUTHERN WRITERS ON WRITING at two events in…
I’m so excited to be leading three workshops and two panels at two writer’s conferences this summer: Alabama Writer’s Conclave,…
I hope you’ve been following my series of excerpts from SOUTHERN WRITERS ON WRITING (coming from University Press of Mississippi…
And essays. Which is why I love anthologies. The first anthology in which I was published was Circling Faith: Southern…