AltWeeklies Wire
J.J. Salem Speaksnew
Salem's latest steamy beach read, Tan Lines was named a "Summer Reading Pick" by Good Morning America.
Jackson Free Press |
Vince Falconi |
07-03-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: J.J. Salem, Tan Lines
Postcard to the Futurenew
Litvin reviews "African Americans in Jackson," a 125-page pictorial history of Jackson's African American community as part of the "Images of America" series.
Jackson Free Press |
Sarah Litvin |
06-16-2008 |
Nonfiction
Muhammad Yunus Looks at the Entrepreneurial Poornew
The book is a hopeful portrait of the achievements of hard work and passion, which led to Yunus' 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.
Jackson Free Press |
Lindsey Maddox |
05-08-2008 |
Nonfiction
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
'187 Reasons' is a Journey of the Soul, Race and Identity, Power and Strugglenew
Herrera's assemblage of essays, poems of varying degrees and form, songs and mixed-media work aims to confront what seems to be an eternal impasse for the Chicano: straddling the fence of an imaginary U.S.-Mexican border, hobbling at the edge of an identity and never quite being able to step onto one side or the other.
Jackson Free Press |
Brandi Herrera Pfrehm |
05-07-2008 |
Poetry
Think Globally, Eat Locallynew
Warning: Barbara Kingsolver's nonfiction book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life may inspire you to run screaming out of your grocery store and into your closest farmer's market.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
04-21-2008 |
Nonfiction
The Nouveau Cajunnew
Poor Man's Provence: Finding Myself in Cajun Louisiana is a collection of stories written in memoir style about Johnson's part-time life in Henderson, La., a small town on the edge of the Atchafalalya Swamp.
Jackson Free Press |
James L. Dickerson |
04-03-2008 |
Nonfiction
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
A Romp in the Swampnew
Journalist Ken Wells talks about topics from erosion of the Louisiana coast to the humorous antics of the state's politicians.
Jackson Free Press |
Ward Schaefer and Kelly Bryan Smith |
03-14-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Crawfish Mountain, Ken Wells
Challenging the Next Generationnew
A Time Magazine Person of the Year in 2002 and WorldCom whistleblower Cynthia Cooper talks about her book and her desire to challenge future leaders.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
03-14-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Exploring Communism's Dixie Rootsnew
Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore, a North Carolina-born history professor at Yale University, traveled to Russia to research the Communist Party's involvement with the American Civil Rights Movement.
Jackson Free Press |
James L. Dickerson |
02-14-2008 |
Nonfiction
'All God, All the Time'new
The book began as an angry polemic “about the way we have allowed our proclamation as Christians to be used by political, conservative elites,” Marsh said. But after the 2006 mid-term elections, he reframed the book to address the question: “Where do we go from here?”
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
02-04-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Policing the Magnolia Jackpotnew
The book is very much pro-industry, conspicuously avoiding the negative aspects of gaming, such as increased crime and addiction, and the corrupting influence that casinos can have on state politics through campaign contributions.
Jackson Free Press |
James L. Dickerson |
01-17-2008 |
Nonfiction
Dressed For Successnew
In Trappings, Tiffany Ludwig and Renee Piechocki conducted interviews with women across the country over the course of six years, asking them what clothes made them feel powerful, culminating in a collection of real-life tales by women from all walks of life.
Jackson Free Press |
Bailee Grissom |
01-11-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
'These Are Not Fair Trials'new
John Grisham on his book, The Innocent Man, legislative efforts to aid the wrongfully convicted in Mississippi and his future plans.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
01-11-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Grisham, The Innocent Man
