by Lynn Lofton Published: April 1,2012
When a retired newspaper editor and avid reader recommends a book, chances are it’s a good book. Such is the case with B.J. Trotter’s glowing recommendation of Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, who also wrote “Seabiscuit.” Now a resident of Anderson, S.C., where she was an editor at the Independent-Mail, Trotter is the former Betty Turner [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: March 25,2012
Tags: "Start Something That Matters", Blake Mycoskie, Lemuria Bookstore, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, retail, shoe companies, TOMS shoes
Love your work, work for what you love, and change the world — all at the same time. That’s a pretty tall order! Blake Mycoskie is the young entrepreneur behind the sky rocketing success of TOMS shoes (Tomorrow’s Shoes). He proves that we don’t have to choose between earning a living and devoting efforts to causes [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: March 5,2012
Tags: Carthage Mississippi, Grenada, JACKSON, Leslie Criss, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi College, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Still and Yet, The Carthaginian, Vicksburg Post
Once Leslie Criss got newspaper ink on her hands, there was no going back to teaching English to junior high and high school students. She began a journalism career 23 years ago and has worked for newspapers throughout the state. During that time, she has written a personal column, Still and Yet, which has touched [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: February 26,2012
Tags: Bay Books, Gretchen Rubin, Jeremy Burke, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Sandra Day O’Connor, The Happiness Project, Yale Law School
Bay Books owner Jeremy Burke started not to read The Happiness Project, reasoning that it’s a memoir about a year in a woman’s life. “Why would I want to read about her life?” he said. “But it just came out in paperback after being on the New York Times best seller list for a long [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: February 19,2012
Tags: A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain, A New Orleans Family Memoir, Audubon Zoo, Crescent City, Louisiana, Lynn Lofton, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, New Orleans, Plaquemines Parish, Rodney Fertel, Ruth Fertel, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, The Gorilla Man and the Empress of Steak, Willie Morris
The sub title of this work of non fiction is “A New Orleans Family Memoir.” It is that and more. Where else could this true tale of two bigger-than-life eccentrics take place? Anyone who loves the Crescent City, its food, culture, rowdy history and characters will enjoy this book because its sweep includes a wide [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: February 12,2012
Tags: Memphis Tennessee, Michael Whitaker, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi’s Biggest House Party, Neshoba County Fair, social psychology, Very Close and Personal
Surely the Neshoba County Fair makes everyone’s list of unique things in Mississippi. Billed as Mississippi’s Biggest House Party, the campground fair is not a typical county or state fair. It began in 1889 and covers 60 acres, most of which is a race track. A horse racing track in Mississippi is in itself a [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: February 3,2012
Tags: Calpurnia, Carrie Bradshaw, Charles Darwin, Flaubert, Laura Weeks, Lorelei Books, Love Letters of Great Men, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Oscar Wilde, Robert Browning, Roman Pliny, Sex and the City, St. Martin’s Press, Ursula Doyle, VICKSBURG
Are hand written expressions of love a thing of the past? Even in this age of e-mails, tweets and texted “I luv u’s” surely there is still a place for a real note from the heart. A real love letter will touch the recipient in a way an electronic message never could. It will also [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: January 31,2012
Tags: Book Biz. Lynn Lofton, Diane Shepherd, HATTIESBURG, Main Street Books, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, River's Bend, U.S. Navy
Booksellers in Mississippi really like promoting Mississippi writers, and it isn’t difficult to do because, fortunately, we have an abundance of writers. Diane Shepherd, owner of Main Street Books in Hattiesburg, chose River’s Bend by Coast writer Charlsie Russell because she enjoys the author’s works. “It’s a great book for historical fiction and romance,” Shepherd [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: January 15,2012
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Before we get too deep into the year 2012, let’s look at a few picks and pans of the year just finished, which was the first year for Book Biz. Many independent bookstore owners and employees contributed comments about books they were reading, selling and enjoying. It is encouraging that Mississippians are still buying and [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: December 18,2011
Tags: Clara and Mr. Tiffany, MBJ Book Biz, Random House, Susan Vreeland
What if a woman had designed the famous Tiffany lamp? Should she choose art over love? Those are some of the questions explored in Susan Vreeland’s latest work of historical fiction about the world of art. Mary Emrick, owner of Turning Pages Books & More in Natchez, is reading and enjoying the book. “It’s pretty [...] [...]
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