Recommendations: Christmas Mysteries
My own primary interests follow two paths: Southern literature on the one hand, building off of my own roots as […]
Mysteries/Thrillers, North Carolina Literature, Reviews/Recommendations
Mysteries/Thrillers, Reviews/Recommendations
Review: Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane
Dennis Lehane‘s new novel, Moonlight Mile, marks the first book in more than a decade in the author’s private eye
Literary News, Reviews/Recommendations
Review/News: Rut by Scott Phillips; Concord Free Press
The one-word title of Scott Phillips‘ witty and wonder-filled new novel draws less on the phrase “in a rut” than
North Carolina Literature, Reviews/Recommendations, Southern Literature
Review: Doubles by Nic Brown
Agatha Donkar, who last reviewed Nani Powers’ Ginger and Ganesh here at Art & Literature, now turns her eye toward
Literary News, Writing
News: SmokeLong Guest Editorship
The fine folks at SmokeLong Quarterly have asked me to serve as guest editor this week — handling all submissions between
North Carolina Literature, Reviews/Recommendations, Southern Literature
Review: 2010 Press 53 Open Awards Anthology
This week, award-winning fiction writer Tara Laskowski takes a peek at a new anthology from Press 53, an independent publishing
Interviews, Mysteries/Thrillers
Interview: Åke Edwardson, author of The Shadow Woman
K.E. Semmel has appeared before on this site offering reviews and hosting interviews — and then being interviewed himself for
Interviews, Mysteries/Thrillers
Interview: Sophie Hannah, author of The Truth-Teller’s Lie
Having long admired Laura Ellen Scott‘s own writing (and having interviewed her myself in these pages), I’m glad to welcome
Interviews, Mysteries/Thrillers
Interview: Matt Bell, author of How They Were Found
Early October brought the publication of How They Were Found, the first full-length collection of short stories by the extremely
Mysteries/Thrillers, Reviews/Recommendations
Review: On the Nickel by John Shannon
Over the last couple of years, I’ve been working my way through the novels of John Shannon — one of
Reviews/Recommendations
Review: My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me, edited by Kate Bernheimer
Last week in this spot, Brandon Wicks proved himself a fine interviewer, chatting with William Wright, series editor of The Southern
Interviews, Poetry, Southern Literature
Interview: William Wright, editor of The Southern Poetry Anthology
I’m pleased to welcome occasional contributor Brandon Wicks back to Art & Literature once more. This week, Wicks interviews William