Charles S. Aiken
University of Georgia Press
288 pages
$34.95
“A real contribution to Faulkner studies, southern studies, American studies, and cultural geography. It’s a book one doesn’t want to put down because Aiken is always showing us something from a perspective we have not had before.”
Thomas L. McHaney, author of Literary Masters: William Faulkner
Stephen Dando-Collins
Da Capo Press
373 pages
$17.95
“A fascinating window into an era when the rules of industrial capitalism were in their infancy and gunboat diplomacy was standard operating procedure. … Dando-Collins tells this tale well, bringing the events and the personalities to vivid life. The book reads almost as a densely detailed screenplay treatment for a hell of a movie. … A terrific read.”
Wall Street Journal
Paul K. Conkin
University Press of Kentucky
240 pages
$22.50
“This cogent, thorough history should prove fascinating for anyone interested in the changing landscape of American agriculture.”
Publishers Weekly
Caroline Gordon
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
368 pages
$15
“[Caroline Gordon] is great on getting things there so concretely that they can’t possibly escape. … That is real masterly doing, and nobody does it any better than Caroline. You walk through her stories like you are walking in a complete real world. And watch how the meaning comes from the things themselves and not from her imposing anything.”
Flannery O’Connor, from The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O’Connor
River Jordan
WaterBrook Press
352 pages
$13.99
“River Jordan’s Saints in Limbo is a compelling story of the mysteries of existence and, especially, the mysteries of the human heart.”
Ron Rash, author of Serena
Al Green with Davin Seay
A Cappella Books
352 pages
$14.95
“Reveals the small-town gospel-choir member’s incredible journey to become one of the greatest soul singers of all time. Green’s memoir is as touching and piercing as his voice is silky-smooth.”
Essence
