AM: Hi, Tom. Thanks for talking to us about your new novel, Palm Beach Nasty. It’s a crime thriller, and we don’t have a chance to feature many crime thrillers—a genre that’s very popular. What brought you to the genre? TT: Thanks for interviewing me, Allen. In answer to your question: Honestly, when I started […]
Allen Mendenhall Interviews F. Diane Pickett, Author of “Never Isn’t Long Enough”
March 19, 2015 by Leave a Comment
AM: Hi, Diane. You were born in Atlanta. So was I, in Piedmont Hospital. And you live in Destin now, where I spent many weeks of my childhood. We’ve probably crossed paths at some point. Where do you do your writing down there at the beach? FDP: I was born at Emory University Hospital. I […]
Allen Mendenhall Interviews David Joy, Author of Where All Light Tends to Go
March 3, 2015 by 1 Comment
AM: We’re thrilled to interview you at Southern Literary Review, David. Thank you. Your novel is Where All Light Tends to Go, a story about the underbelly of North Carolina, where outlawing is, the opening lines tell us, “as much a matter of blood as hair color and height.” Tell us how Jacob McNeely, your […]
Allen Mendenhall Interviews Richelle Putnam, Author of The Inspiring Life of Eudora Welty
January 29, 2015 by 1 Comment
AM: Thank you for talking to us about your latest book, The Inspiring Life of Eudora Welty. If my memory is correct, this is the first interview that Southern Literary Review has done about a work in the young-adult (or, as they say, YA) category. I’d like to start by asking about your decision to […]
Word of the South Festival
January 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Word of South, a festival of literature and music with its inaugural event scheduled for April 11-12, 2015, is a unique blend of writers and musicians and an exploration of the relationship between the two disciplines. The festival will feature authors who write about music, musicians who also are authors, authors and musicians appearing together, […]
Allen Mendenhall Interviews Robert J. Ernst, author of “The Inside War”
November 28, 2014 by 1 Comment
APM: Thanks for taking the time to sit down for this interview, Bob. Your novel The Inside War is about an Appalachian mountain family during the Civil War. How long have you been interested in the Civil War? RJE: I have had an interest in the Civil War for many years. Specifically, the effect of […]