Michele Wirt is a long-time faculty in the humanities and visual arts with the College of Central Florida. A resident of Citrus County since 1974, fan of swamp literature and film, such as Feral State set right here in my home town. Member of various local arts and historical groups, mother of two, enjoys studio […]
Tara Lynn Masih
January 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Tara Lynn Masih is a National Jewish Book Award Finalist and winner of a Julia Ward Howe Award, a Benjamin Franklin Award, and multiple Foreword Book of the Year Awards. She is the author of the acclaimed novel My Real Name Is Hanna (translated in Slovak and Polish) and editor of The Rose Metal Press […]
Ivan Visioli
January 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Ivan Visioli was born in Trieste, Italy. He livse in Trieste and received an MA and PhD degrees in Literature from the University of Trieste. He has participated in several conferences and symposia on literary topics such as “Literature and History” organized by the Association of Italianists (ADI); “Civiltà Italiana e Geografie d’Europa”” and “Errors […]
Announcing the 2023 Southern Literary Review Books of the Year
December 27, 2023 by Leave a Comment
The editors of Southern Literary Review select one book each year to receive special recognition. It recognizes books published between October of two years previous to October of the current year. The Book of the Year should Be written by a Southern author or have a Southern setting. Have lasting value as part of the […]
Nonfiction Books of Note for December: “Conversations with Jimmy Carter” and George Singleton’s “Asides”
December 19, 2023 by Leave a Comment
“Conversations with Jimmy Carter,” editor Tom Head Conversations with Jimmy Carter, (University of Mississippi Press, 2023) is a collection of ten interviews that reaffirm what we already know about the man. He walks the walk, not just talks the talk. As he tells Bill Moyers in the first interview, “I feel like I have one […]
Writers Event in Mississippi: January 27, 2024
December 4, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Opportunity for Writers! Writers’ Event will be presented on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at the lovely state-of-the-art Hancock Performing Arts Center in Kiln, MS. Produced by the Hancock County Library System working in partnership with the Harrison County Library System, HOMEGROWN: A WRITERS’ EXCHANGE will feature 20 of the most extraordinary and talented authors from […]