Click to Buy If Jack’s in Love by Stephen Wetta Reviewed by Rhett DeVane The transition between tormented boyhood and teenage angst is difficult enough for young genius Jack Witchner. Add in a shiftless redneck father, a bullying dope-smoking older brother, a meek homely mother, and a family home that is an eyesore […]
Meet Lynne Bryant, Author of Catfish Alley
July 15, 2011 by 1 Comment
At SLR, we like to cover both new releases and old. Every now and then, a good one slips through the cracks. This summer, we’ve spent a little time working our way through the Slush Pile..and look what we found! A can’t-miss read by debut novelist, Lynne Bryant. Recently, SLR contributor Rhett DeVane had the […]
Catfish Alley, by Lynne Bryant
July 14, 2011 by 4 Comments
Click to Buy Catfish Alley by Lynne Bryant Reviewed by Rhett DeVane Far too often, novels set in the South settle for clichéd one-dimensional characters: vapid belles, ignorant or radical African-Americans, belligerent white males incapable of change. This is not the case with Lynne Bryant’s Catfish Alley. From the first page, the author […]
Mama’s Comfort Food, by Rhett DeVane
May 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Mama’s Comfort Food By Rhett DeVane Reviewed by Peggy Kassees Click to Buy “The secret to outliving cancer is positive living . . . I didn’t mean to think positive; I meant to live in a positive way.” That’s an excerpt from Mama’s Comfort Food, by Rhett DeVane. Smooth as whipped butter, sweet as […]