ASW: Hi, Traci, and congratulations on your novel, The Love Of My (Other) Life. Your novel is both poignant and humorous and contains magical realism, mystery, and my favorite subject, I confess, literary romance. Could we begin with you giving an overview of your latest novel? And, a discussion of some of your forthcoming and […]
The Honorable Terry Lewis, A Literary Judge
December 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By Donna Meredith What surprises most people about Terry Lewis is not that he can only carve out five hours a week for writing legal thrillers. It’s that he can find any time at all. Lewis has been a circuit court judge in the Second Judicial Circuit of Florida since 1998 and was a county […]
Allen Mendenhall Interviews David Bradley
October 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
AM: Thanks for doing this interview on the occasion of the ebook release of your 1981 novel, The Chaneysville Incident. It’s been 32 years since the novel was first published. Does it speak differently to today’s audience than it did upon its initial release? Thanks for the opportunity. No writer really knows what a book, […]
Allen Mendenhall Interviews Jessica Dotta
September 25, 2013 by 1 Comment
Congratulations on your forthcoming trilogy, Jessica, and thanks for talking about it with me. Just because your books are set in England doesn’t mean you’re not a Southern author, right? Why don’t we begin with some publicity: tell us about your debut novel—and the whole trilogy for that matter. Thank you so much, Allen! I […]
Allen Mendenhall Interviews Karen White
June 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
AM: Thank you so much, Karen, for taking time out of your busy schedule to do this interview with Southern Literary Review. We’re excited about the release of your new book, The Time Between. You’ve said that this book might be your favorite so far. Why is that? KW: I think that with each book […]
Allen Mendenhall Interviews Lauren Clark
March 13, 2013 by 1 Comment
AM: Lauren, thank you for doing this interview. I’m glad to have the opportunity to ask you about Dancing Naked in Dixie. Before I get to the book, though, I’d like to ask you about your transition from television to writing. How did that transition take place? LC: I loved working in TV news and […]