DM: Writing any book is a big undertaking that takes many months if not years. How long did you work on this book? JS: I wrote the first full draft in 2018, but I was drawing from much older material. I had an editor, an agent, and a few beta readers weigh in on it […]
Donna Meredith interviews Trish MacEnulty, author of the Delafield and Malloy Investigations series
August 6, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Introduction: Trish MacEnulty is the author of four historical mysteries published by Prism Light Press, including The Whispering Women, The Butterfly Cage, The Burning Bride, and Secrets and Spies. (You can read our review of The Whispering Women here.) MacEnulty grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, and earned degrees from the University of Florida and Florida State […]
Congratulations to Georgia Author of the Year
July 29, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Georgia Authors of the Year have been awarded. Congratulations to Jeffrey Dale Lofton who won in the First Novel category for Red Clay Suzie (read our review here) and Southern Literary Review’s associate editor Dawn Major for becoming a first novel finalist with her novel The Bystanders (read our review here).
“Outliving the White Lie: A Southerner’s Historical, Genealogical, and Personal Journey” by James Wiggins
July 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Outliving the White Lie: A Southerner’s Historical, Genealogical, and Personal Journey (UMiss Press 2024) by James Wiggins is a blend of public, family, and deeply personal history. The result is an important book that examines racism and slavery through a unique lens. As a descendant of Southerners who fought for the Confederacy, Wiggins shares his […]
“Liberty Street” by Jason K. Friedman
July 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
In Liberty Street: A Savannah Family, Its Golden Boy, and the Civil War (U of SC Press 2024), Jason K. Friedman takes an unusual approach to combine the personal story of how he researched this book with the history of a Savannah family and Civil War battles. When Friedman purchases a home in Savannah’s historic […]
Donna Meredith interview Jennifer Moorhead, author of “Broken Bayou”
July 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Broken Bayou Summary Dr. Willa Watters is a prominent child psychologist at the height of her career. But when a viral video of a disastrous television interview puts her reputation on the line, Willa retreats to Broken Bayou, the town where she spent most of her childhood summers. There she visits her aunts’ old house and discovers […]