In honor of Mother’s Day, SLR contributors are letting you in on their deepest secrets by confessing the names of books by southern female authors that have most influenced their lives. For novelist Kerry Madden, the list is topped with two of Lee Smith’s works: Fair and Tender Ladies as well as Oral History. Click to Buy Click to Buy […]
Southern Lit: All About Mules?
April 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
If you haven’t read Rick Bragg’s latest Southern Journal in April’s issue of Southern Living magazine, check out his humorous take on what makes real Southern Literature: “Scholars have long debated the defining element of great Southern literature. Is it a sense of place? Fealty to lost causes? A struggle to transcend the boundaries of […]
Kerry Madden’s Tips to Surviving Book Promotion
February 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday, author Kerry Madden posted one of the best tiplists for book promotion I’ve ever seen. If you aren’t John Grisham or JK Rowling, it’s likely you’ll benefit from Kerry’s advice. Read the entire post at A Good Blog is Hard To Find and learn when to start marketing your book (long before it hits shelves), how children and tourists […]