January 6, 2016 In Walk Till the Dogs Get Mean, a new essay anthology edited by Adrian Blevins and Karen Salyer McElmurray, contemporary Appalachian writers explore the secretive elements of their cultural inheritance.
Connie Griffin
NewSouth Books
208 pages
$25.95
“Revealing a vibrant cross-section of Southerners, the writers of these narratives have in common the experience of being Southern and different, but determined against all odds.”
–From the publisher
Jenny Long
Sports Illustrated
192 pages
$19.95
“The Long family has left a lasting impression on me, and their story continues to be an inspiration for me in everything I do. They show us all what it means to persevere in the face of adversity.”
–LeBron James, NBA All-Star
David Plater
Louisiana State University Press
336 pages
$35
“Based on voluminous primary source material, The Butlers of Iberville Parish, Louisiana offers an intimate picture of a wealthy nineteenth-century family and the turmoil they faced as a system based on the enslavement of others unraveled.”
–From the publisher
Jenna Von Oy
Medallion Press
448 pages
$21.95
“The book is a must-read for both partners who will have a baby.”
–Library Thing
Nadine Hubbs
University of California Press
240 pages
$34.95
“The implications of Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music go far beyond the social and sexual politics of a popular music form. . . . With a light and confident hand and an eye on historical context . . . [Hubbs] makes a strong plea for the redneck and the queer—not necessarily always different people—as significant and positive actors in American life.”
—Brian Morton, Times Literary Supplement
