Sacred Ties: From West Point Brothers to Battlefield Rivals: A True Story of the Civil War Reviewed by Philip K. Jason Subtitled “From West Point Brothers to Battlefield Rivals: A True Story of the Civil War,” Sacred Ties, by Tom Carhart, aims to envision what is otherwise familiar material through a new lens. Though Civil […]
October Read of the Month – Sacred Ties: From West Point Brothers to Battlefield Rivals, by Tom Carhart
October 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Meet James Lee Burke, Author of The Glass Rainbow
August 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment
With yet another bestseller on his hands, Louisiana author James Lee Burke kindly took a few minutes to answer questions from SLR contributor Phil Jason. Why is it important to remind readers that Dave Robicheaux’s Vietnam War experiences have shaped him and are never really distant? Dave’s war experience serves as a background to […]
The Glass Rainbow, by James Lee Burke
August 21, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Review by Philip K. Jason The publication of a new Dave Robicheaux novel is always a cause for celebration. This classic detective series is perhaps the best case to be made that no real distinction need exist between genre writing and literary writing. With The Glass Rainbow, the 18thRobicheaux installment, James Lee Burke is at […]
Meet Ron Ellis, Editor of In That Sweet Country
July 28, 2010 by 1 Comment
Ron Ellis is an accomplished nature writer with works including Cogan’s Woods, Brushes with Nature: The Art of Ron Van Gilder, and Of Woods & Waters: A Kentucky Outdoors Reader. His newest release, In That Sweet Country (Skyhorse Publishing), is a collection of work by acclaimed nature writer, Harry Middleton. Recently, Ellis took time to discuss his work […]
In That Sweet Country: Uncollected Writings of Harry Middleton
July 27, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Reviewed by Philip K. Jason When the celebrated nature writer, Harry Middleton, died in 1993, he left behind scores of uncollected periodical pieces published in such places as Field and Stream, the New York Times, Gray’s Sporting Journal, Sports Illustrated, and Southern Living – this latter magazine the home of Middleton’s “Outdoors South” column from […]