Everyone remembers the first William Faulkner short story or novel they read. The rich tapestry of the characters is as memorable as the particularities of his fictional Yoknapatawpha County or that famously short chapter in As I Lay Dying. So it is no surprise that biographies of Faulkner’s life and career would be equally complex. […]
Laura Terry
February 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Laura Terry is an Associate Professor of Architecture in the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas. She also maintains an active art and writing practice. When not teaching or painting, she can be found exploring the woods of the Ozarks.
“The Delta in the Rearview Mirror: The Life and Death of Mississippi’s First Winery” by Di Rushing
February 23, 2025 by 1 Comment
Di Rushing’s The Delta in the Rearview Mirror: The Life and Death of Mississippi’s First Winery (UMiss Press 2024) is described as both memoir and true crime. If one reads the book for memoir alone, the description of the author’s Mississippi upbringing, her travels abroad as a young military wife in Germany, and the return […]