AltWeeklies Wire
Brutal and Poeticnew
Author of numerous non-fiction books, award-winning author Peter Heller's first foray into fiction gives readers an unusual look at one possible future.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
08-16-2012 |
Fiction
Running for Their Livesnew
With his first book, "The Dummy Line," Bobby Cole delivers a fast-paced thriller that pits a man and his daughter against a group of truly sadistic thugs in a night-long wilderness chase.
Jackson Free Press |
Sam Hall |
04-06-2012 |
Fiction
'Woods Burner' Explores in Fiction Thoreau's Pivotal Firenew
On April 30, 1844, Henry David Thoreau began the fire that eventually burned 300 acres of forest outside his home in Concord, Mass. Woods Burner is poet and novelist John Pipkin's fictional exploration of that event, which he paints as a turning point for Thoreau.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
06-26-2009 |
Fiction
Well-to-Do Discriminationnew
The Help is a fictional expose of racial discrimination set in 1960s Jackson, Miss., told with pathos and humor.
Jackson Free Press |
Jackie Warren Tatum |
04-03-2009 |
Fiction
'Where the River Ends': One Foot In the Gravenew
Florida-based author Charles Martin has continued his run of heart string-tugging stories with his new novel, Where the River End.
Jackson Free Press |
Michael Patronik |
10-06-2008 |
Fiction
Man v. Fleshnew
Though it lacks the subtle poetry of the “House of Sand and Fog,” Dubus’ newest offering nevertheless manages to be compelling and sympathetic.
Jackson Free Press |
Cheree Franco |
08-04-2008 |
Fiction
Chuck Palahniuk's Latest Novel is Undeniably Weirdnew
While Rant is less shocking than other Palahniuk novels, it contains a cabal of eccentrics and a zeal for the outrageous.
Jackson Free Press |
Lindsey Maddox |
07-03-2008 |
Fiction
The Lawd Tells Hit Like It Isnew
Although this is Hawkins' first and last novel, it is apparent that he had a keen knack for storytelling that was as honest as his long career as a judge. As a writer, he had a feel for humanity that is reminiscent of John Steinbeck (especially Grapes of Wrath), and a feel for the common-man language of Erskine Caldwell.
Jackson Free Press |
James L. Dickerson |
05-07-2008 |
Fiction
Too Proud for a Negronew
It begins in the South in the 1950s, a time when protagonist Henry Walker is the resident "negro magician" at Jeremiah Musgrove's Chinese Circus.
Jackson Free Press |
Lindsey Maddox |
03-28-2008 |
Fiction
Vivid Spells of Color and Desirenew
Once vague and impersonal, my view into this exotic world of tradition, assimilation and religion became more engaging when viewed through the minds of Soueif's characters.
Jackson Free Press |
Megan Morrison |
11-20-2007 |
Fiction
Mystery of the Dog Gone Missingnew
A dog-lover's review of the "mostly true account of Sonny Brewer's dogged search for his beloved pet."
Jackson Free Press |
James L. Dickerson |
10-12-2007 |
Fiction
Lone Wolfnew
Hagberg has a real talent for raising the reader's expectation and then stringing him or her along to a surprising, but almost always logical conclusion.
Jackson Free Press |
James L. Dickerson |
09-21-2007 |
Fiction
All About Kissing Babiesnew
This novel, which falls into the vein of "chick lit," won't evoke much thought, but it will make you smile, and that's reason enough to read it.
Jackson Free Press |
James L. Dickerson |
08-15-2007 |
Fiction
Macaroni and Pearlsnew
This is a compilation of Fennelly's real-life letters to Kathleen, former student, friend and young mother to be.
Jackson Free Press |
Margaret Cahoon |
05-13-2006 |
Fiction
Psychedelic Sunspotsnew
This is a tale of star-crossed lovers in 1950s Mississippi, when a white sheriff falls in love with a mixed-race woman.
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
04-20-2006 |
Fiction
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