The Pearl Diver’s Daughter (Cloud Mountain Press 2023) by Michael David Blanchard is a collection of gently intellectual and lyrical poems which often question the place in the world for both poetry and for a poet. Filled with evocative sensory details, radiant natural images, and a frequent sense of curiosity and wonder, the poems are […]
Read of the Month: “Ditch Weed” by Rhett DeVane
September 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Rhett DeVane’s latest novel, Ditch Weed (Twisted Road 2024), sparkles with her trademark humor and Southernisms. Longtime fans of her Chattahoochee stories will recognize some of the background characters like town busybody Elvina Houston and gay florist Jake Witherspoon, but the novel is a stand-alone. Perched in its heart are the “Purty-much Ruined” runaway teen […]
Donna Meredith interviews Cynthia Newberry Martin, author of “The Art of Her Life”
September 2, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Summary of The Art of Her Life (Vine Leaves Press 2024) At nine years old, on her first visit to a museum, Emily fell in love with Breakfast, a painting by Henri Matisse. Now a single mother, she lives in the world of art and can barely find time for her two daughters, much less for […]
Claire Hamner Matturro interviews mystery authors Rebecca Barrett and Susan Tanner
September 2, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Into the popular genre of cozy mysteries, two Southern authors, Rebecca C. Barrett and Susan Y. Tanner, long-time friends and well-received writers, have collaborated to introduce a new series. The first full-length books in the series include Callahan on the Case by Barrett and Cat Callahan and the Horses of Hope by Tanner, both released […]
Dawn Major to present Writers Workshop at Broadleaf Writers Conference
August 29, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Bradley Sides interviews Shaun Hamill, author of “The Dissonance”
August 21, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Shaun Hamill’s The Dissonance is a big and bold novel that mixes fantasy, horror, and heart. The magical story weaves between characters and time periods, as readers encounter themes of friendship and love. Just like with the author’s previous book, A Cosmology of Monsters, there are even monsters. Shaun Hamill received his BA in English […]