Southern Writers

The River Witch Is an Impressive First Novel

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Flannery O'Connor, Kimberly Brock, Carson McCullers, Georgia Islands, Southern Writers, The River Witch, Video, Books News
Jackie K. Cooper

The River Witch tells a story of the deep South with all its mystery, strangeness and distinction. Its essence brings to mind memories of the stories of Flannery O'Connor and Carson McCullers.

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Savannah Book Festival: Escape From a Cold Virtual World

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kindle, New Orleans, Gretchen Peters, Avatar, Social Networking, Twitter, Savannah, Audiobooks, Music, Reza Aslan, Facebook, Caroline Herring, Vince Flynn, Kate Campbell, Mary Alice Monroe, Eudora Welty, Rick Bragg, Savannah Literary Festival, Lauretta Hannon, Julia Reed, Georgia, Southern Writers, Jackson Mississippi, Newsweek, Claire Holley, Authors, Books, Talk Radio, Civil Discourse, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Facebook Addiction, Blogging, Writers, Lucinda Williams, Southern Hospitality, Books News
Georgianne Nienaber

Has it occurred to you that social networking is really not very social at all? We Twitter, and cultivate relationships with hundreds of "friends" we have never met on Facebook.

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Mary Chapin Carpenter Returns to the Stage and Talks about Eudora Welty, Inspiration, and Bonding

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kate Campbell, Literature, Eudora Welty, Art, Souhthern Women, Entertainment, Nobel Prize Literature, Southern Writers, Jackson Mississippi, Folk Music, Georgianne Nienaber, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Caroline Herring, Claire Holley, Entertainment News
Georgianne Nienaber

Five-time Grammy winner, Mary Chapin Carpenter is still raving about the experience she had performing with Kate Campbell, Claire Holley and Caroline Herring at the Eudora Welty Centennial Concert.

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