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Judith Jones Honors Her Muse, Gastereanew
The opening scene in Jones' memoir, The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food, says it all: Her mother was well into her 90s, and she had one question for her daughter: "Tell me, Judith, do you really like garlic?"
The Memphis Flyer |
Leonard Gill |
11-16-2007 |
Nonfiction
The Big Read Programs Wants You to Read One Booknew
According to a report entitled Reading at Risk: A Survey of Literary Reading in America, issued by the National Endowment for the Arts, reading in America -- literary reading, in the form of novels, short stories, poetry, and plays -- is declining dramatically.
The Memphis Flyer |
Leonard Gill |
10-02-2007 |
Books
'The Waltzing Senator' Artist Tom Foster Dishes on Artnew
For the last 40-odd years, Foster has sketched courtroom trials, painted artwork for movie and theater sets, and designed flyers and album art for bands ranging from Big Star to the North Mississippi Allstars.
The Memphis Flyer |
Andria Lisle |
09-14-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Waltzing Senator, Tom Foster
'Roadwork': Photo Finishnew
The life and times of Tom Wright: just add nitro to glycerin.
The Memphis Flyer |
Leonard Gill |
08-27-2007 |
Nonfiction
'Sugarcane Academy': Back to Schoolnew
Michael Tisserand on learning from Katrina.
The Memphis Flyer |
Leonard Gill |
08-21-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Memphis Flyer's Summer 2007 Booklistnew
Hillary Clinton: the right stuff? Welcome to the "terrordome" and Laurel Canyon. Baby boomers must die. Palahniuk's Rant and vacations from hell.
The Memphis Flyer |
Staff |
07-06-2007 |
Books
Grave Thoughtsnew
Jim Harrison's new novel? Bear with me.
The Memphis Flyer |
Leonard Gill |
03-05-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Jim Harrison, Returning to Earth
Summer of 69new
Beghtol pens the definitive guide to the Magnetic Fields' epic 69 Love Songs.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis |
01-29-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Man in Backnew
Johnny Cash sideman Marshall Grant goes on the record with a new book and an exclusive interview.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis |
12-22-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
No Doubtnew
Nick Hornby discusses books, music and Arsenal.
The Memphis Flyer |
Leonard Gill |
03-17-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: A Long Way Down, Nick Hornby
A Time To Killnew
Hell breaks loose in Pennsyltucky in Tristan Egolf's third and final novel.
The Memphis Flyer |
Leonard Gill |
02-06-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Kornwolf, Tristan Egolf
Writer Left the World the Way He Lived -- With a Bang
A journalist who fell under the spell of "gonzo" writer Hunter S. Thompson recalls an encounter with the author.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bruce VanWyngarden |
02-21-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hunter S. Thompson
