Mix and mingle with M’ville artist salon members at the Vinyl Listening Room Sunday, December 8th, 2024, from 3 -5 PM at BLOCK & DRUM in Chamblee, GA. Listen to music performed by M’ville member Maryann Lozano along with band members Rick Lozano and Scott Pearlman while enjoying an M’ville signature cocktail, The Bitter Bitch. Meet award-winning Atlanta authors, hear their […]
An Afternoon of Cocktails and Booktales with M’ville Artist Salon: Sunday Dec. 8th, 2024, Block & Drum
November 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment
“Ember Days” by Mary Gilliland
November 13, 2024 by Leave a Comment
In the calendar of certain western Christian religions — most notably the Roman Catholic and Anglican denominations — ember days are times of prayer and fasting that occur four times during the year, on the successive Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at the beginning of the four seasons of the church year. They are intended as […]
“Endangered and Disappearing Birds of Appalachia and the Southeast” by Matt Williams
November 13, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Reviewed by Evie Diaz and Donna Meredith Endangered and Disappearing Birds of Appalachia and the Southeast (University of Kentucky Press 2024) contains stunning, captivating photography. Through the lens of patient and skilled photographer Matt Williams, we are able to view the eye-catching subjects of this book in great detail. Fifty birds are covered in the […]
Donna Meredith interviews Leigh Ebberwein, author of “The Cottage on Mystic Lane”
November 13, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Leigh Ebberwein, a native Savannahian, has established herself as a captivating storyteller with her “Saints of Savannah” series. An alumna of St. Vincent’s Academy, Ebberwein weaves her experiences growing up in Savannah into her novels. The series is known for its heartfelt narratives deeply rooted in Savannah’s enchanting scenery, rich cultural backdrop, and the unbreakable […]
Michael Blanchard
November 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Michael Blanchard is the author of four poetry collections, the most recent of which is The Pearl Diver’s Daughter and Other Poems (2023). A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he now lives in the Cadron Valley of Arkansas, where he teaches at the University of Central Arkansas and edits SLANT, the university’s international journal of contemporary poetry. […]
Dawn Major in Discussion with Christopher Lowe, author of “Make Some Wretched Fool to Pay”
November 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
In Make Some Wretched Fool to Pay (University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press 2023), Christopher Lowe unleashes the dark side of “Friday Night Lights,” alongside its cutthroat recruitment tactics, the commercialization of players, and the dynamics of football family legacies. Set in the Deep South where high school football is the heartbeat of small Southern […]