The Whispering Women (Prism Light Press, 2022) by Trish MacEnulty features two lively female investigators who represent distinct social classes. Richly drawn characters, the vibrant historical setting, and a suspenseful mystery create strong currents that pull readers into this delightful novel. But it’s the women’s issues—as relevant today as they were in the early 1900s—that […]
Atlanta Writers Conference Nov. 4-5, 2022
October 17, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This year’s Atlanta Writers Conference has seven parts. You can participate in all seven or pick and choose the parts you are interested in. Click here for the pricing of each activity. Except for the Pre-Conference Edits, which will occur via email exchanges, all activities will be in-person at the Westin Atlanta Airport Hotel on November 4-5, […]
October Read of the Month: “Haints on Black Mountain: A Haunted Short Story Collection” by Ann Hite
October 6, 2022 by Leave a Comment
There are novelists who never master the short story form or who wouldn’t consider writing memoir. There are also writers of short fiction who balk at the idea of committing to a novel. And though 2012 Georgia Author of the Year and Townsend Prize finalist Ann Hite stays true to her Appalachian settings and Southern […]
“Alone in the House of My Heart” by Kari Gunter-Seymour
October 5, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Alone in the House of My Heart (Ohio University Swallow Press, 2022) is a rich and varied collection of poems by Kari Gunter-Seymour, Ohio Poet Laureate and founder/executive director of the “Women of Appalachia Project,” an arts organization she created to address discrimination directed at women from the Appalachian region. Divided in to five sections, […]
“The Strange Inheritance of Leah Fern,” by Rita Zoey Chin
October 5, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Reviewed by Donna Meredith Exquisitely beautiful and eerily wise. Deeply philosophical yet full of magic. An enchanting novel with intriguing characters. Rita Zoey Chin’s The Strange Inheritance of Leah Fern (Melville House, October 2022) is all these things—and more. In other words, a work of literary excellence. The novel begins with a disturbing scene. Leah […]
Books In Brief
October 4, 2022 by 1 Comment
“Nostalgic Florida: Iconic Art of the Sunshine State” by Doug Alderson From bathing beauty postcards to toothy gator ashtrays, Alderson’s thoroughly researched, amply illustrated book takes readers on a rollicking ride through Florida history in an entertaining study of its artwork. This pictorial history offers sections on Romantic Florida, Funny Florida, Florida’s Bathing Beauties and […]