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Good Old Boy Mentalitynew
In Junior Ray, Mississippi-born Memphis English professor John Pritchard has brought to life one of the most tangible, offensive, realistic and rascally characters to ever step out of a 1950s Delta patrol car.
Jackson Free Press |
JC Patterson |
06-03-2005 |
Fiction
Tags: John Pritchard, Junior Ray
Dead Drunk and Crazynew
James Crumley’s novels are brutal, ironic, psychotic and sly. The men are scheming, hard-bitten and as tough as a rattlesnake convention. The women are even worse.
Jackson Free Press |
JC Patterson |
06-03-2005 |
Fiction
Tags: James Crumley, The Right Madness
See Jane Dienew
Jane: A Murder is not just any murder story. Maggie Nelson’s novel is powerful and heart wrenching
Jackson Free Press |
Skyla Dawn Luckey |
05-12-2005 |
Fiction
Tags: Jane: A Murder, Maggie Nelson
Poor Little Rich Girlnew
Lauren Sanders’ With or Without You takes the reader into the mind of a strange young rich girl. Lillian is looking for a friend, for love. In the end, she turns into a little dyke murderer.
Jackson Free Press |
Skyla Dawn Luckey |
05-12-2005 |
Fiction
Alabama Dreamin'new
Hoffman gives an "Alabama Twist" to the Kleinmans—a compelling drama about a classic Southern family, except that they're Jewish.
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
10-29-2004 |
Fiction
