Roger D. Hodge, formerly an editor at Harper’s, has become the second editor of The Oxford American, which has been publishing the best of Southern literature for 20 years now. We at Southern Literary Review applaud this appointment and look forward to Mr. Hodge’s tenure.
August Read of the Month: The Oxford American’s Best of the South 2012 Issue
August 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Read of the Month for August is the latest issue of The Oxford American. The issue, subtitled Best of the South 2012, features fiction by Wendell Berry, Tyrone Jaeger, and Addie Citchens; introduces new OA columnist Jesmyn Ward; and offers eclectic essays and commentary on such topics as food, Hilton Head, religion, music, kinship, […]
2012 Louisiana Book Festival
August 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Louisiana’s world-class celebration of readers, writers and their books will return to Baton Rouge from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM on Saturday, October 27, 2012. It all takes place at the State Library of Louisiana, the Louisiana State Capitol, the Capitol Park Museum and in tents on neighboring streets. Visit www.LouisianaBookFestival.org
John Shelton Reed’s Dixie Bohemia
July 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Southern Literary Review is pleased to announce that LSU Press will release John Shelton Reed’s latest book, Dixie Bohemia, this fall. The book addresses the literary scene in and around the French Quarter of New Orleans during the 1920s. Dr. Reed is the author or editor of some 20 books, and he taught at the University of North Carolina […]
Sanibel Island Writers Conference
June 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Registration for this year’s Sanibel Island Writers Conference is now open. To see the program, click here: www.fgcu.edu/siwc/register.html. Take advantage of the early bird special. Note the new small group manuscript workshop option. If you’re presenting, please be sure to list Sanibel as one of your upcoming appearances on your website. You can also tell […]
Allen Mendenhall Interviews Coleman Hutchison
June 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Click here for a review of Apples and Ashes. Click image below to purchase this book. Thank you, Dr. Hutchison, for doing this interview, and congratulations on the publication of this fine book, Apples and Ashes. You address this question at length in your book, but I’ll ask the question anyway for the benefit of […]