In honor of Mother’s Day, we’ve asked our contributors to recognize Southern female authors who have had the greatest influence on their lives. “I have to go with Fannie Flagg,” says SLR contributor Rhett DeVane. “I know there are so many classics, but Fried Green Tomatoes and Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven are two of […]
Mama’s Comfort Food, by Rhett DeVane
May 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Mama’s Comfort Food By Rhett DeVane Reviewed by Peggy Kassees Click to Buy “The secret to outliving cancer is positive living . . . I didn’t mean to think positive; I meant to live in a positive way.” That’s an excerpt from Mama’s Comfort Food, by Rhett DeVane. Smooth as whipped butter, sweet as […]
Meet Author Shellie Rushing Tomlinson
May 17, 2011 by 1 Comment
Recently, SLR Contributor, Rhett DeVane, had the pleasure of reading and reviewing Sue Ellen’s Girl Ain’t Fat, She Just Weighs Heavyby Shellie Rushing Tomlinson. When she contacted the author for this interview, Shellie was busy preparing for the possible worst-case scenario of the Mississippi River flooding her hometown. Even with this, she promptly replied with her usual humor and distinctive Southern […]
Sue Ellen’s Girl Ain’t Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy, by Shellie Rushing Tomlinson
April 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Click to Buy Sue Ellen’s Girl Ain’t Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy: The Belle of All Things Southern Dishes on Men, Money, and Not Losing Your Midlife Mind By Shellie Rushing Tomlinson Available: May 3, 2011, (Berkley Trade) Reviewed by: Rhett DeVane Author Shellie Rushing Tomlinson understands everything there is to know about Southern Belles, from how […]
The Queen of Palmyra, by Minrose Gwin
March 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Click to Buy The Queen of Palmyra by Minrose Gwin Review by Rhett DeVane Minrose Gwin’s novel The Queen of Palmyra beautifully captures the delicate tipping point between Florence Forrest’s tormented childhood and young adulthood. At a time when eleven-year-old Flo should be giggling with friends, she is forced instead into the dark […]
The Glass Madonna, by Donna Meredith
February 20, 2011 by 1 Comment
Click to Buy Reviewed by Rhett DeVane A masterful blend of history and fiction, The Glass Madonna, by Donna Meredith, provides a window into one woman’s hard-scrabble journey from abuse and neglect to independence and self-reliance. Sarah Stevens comes of age during the ’70s: a time of liberation and sexual freedom for women. But old […]