by Lynn Lofton Published: July 8,2012
Tags: Book Biz, James Brown, music, soul
The Godfather of Soul is no longer physically with us, but his legend and his music live on. A controversial figure, James Brown appealed to a wide range of individuals. I’ve always liked his raw, earthy music. He served time in prison and upon release was asked if he had a comment. He did. It [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: November 13,2011
Tags: Book Biz, Mississippi’s 100 Greatest Football Players of All Time, Neil White, Reed’s Gum Tree Bookstore
Books about football are popping up all over Mississippi — imagine that! Doubtless, many coffee tables across the state will be graced by “Mississippi’s 100 Greatest Football Players of All Time”, and lots of men will happily find this book under the Christmas tree this year. This book’s 160 pages and photographs is sure to [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: October 30,2011
Tags: Book Biz, Marty Frascogna, Mississippi JUCOs…The Toughest Football League In America, Mississippi Sports Council, X.M. Frascogna III, X.M. Frascogna Jr.
There are more than a few football fans in Mississippi and rivalry within the state is intense. None is more intense or more colorful than the rivalry among the state’s 14 community colleges, formerly called junior colleges. Fans, former players and coaches and alumni can read all about it in the Mississippi Sports Council’s recent [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: October 23,2011
Tags: Book Biz, Hugh McCormick, John Willis, McCormick Book Inn, The Forgotten Time: the Yazoo Mississippi Delta after the Civil War
Because they love to read books, share them with others and of course sell them, booksellers sometimes find it difficult to recommend just one book. That’s the case with Hugh McCormick, owner of McCormick Book Inn in Greenville. With an eye toward the upcoming gift-giving holidays, he enthusiastically recommends a book published in 2000 and [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: October 16,2011
Tags: Book Biz, Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern’s debut novel, “The Night Circus,” has quickly created a buzz and is receiving good reviews. Summit Entertainment has already purchased the movie rights. Morgenstern, a Smith College theater graduate and visual artist, says she doesn’t care which actors play the parts but she’s very interested in the costumes. The book is set in [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: October 9,2011
Tags: Annie Barrows, Book Biz, Mary Ann Shaffer, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Most often we review and herald newly published books in this column, but that isn’t a requirement. “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” was published a few years ago and is a jewel of a book. Less than 300 pages, it’s an entertaining read full of drama, wit, history and charm. It chronicles [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: October 2,2011
Tags: Book Biz, Jeffrey Eugenides, novel, Square Books, The Marriage Plot
There are several things to recommend “The Marriage Plot” — he author is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer; for the literary minded, the book is full of ‘bookish’ issues and mentions of great novels; and the owner of Square Books, Richard Howarth, thinks it is good. “In the opening third of Jeffrey Eugenides’ brilliant new novel [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: September 25,2011
Tags: Book Biz, Chuck Palahniuk, Damned, Lemuria Bookstore
Biblical descriptions aside, ideas of what constitutes hell vary from person to person. For me it could be the forced watching of reality television shows and reading of romance novels with trips to Wal-Mart thrown in for extra punishment. But alas, “Damned” describes hell as only Chuck Palahniuk can imagine it. The book will be released [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: September 11,2011
Tags: Book Biz, Lemuria Books, The Language of Flowers, Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Before any readers dismiss this book as just a book about flowers or gardening, stop and reconsider. According to Nan Graves Goodman of Jackson’s Lemuria Books, this book is so much more. She says it’s one of her all-time favorite books and will be her number one book to sell for the holidays. “Naturally, because [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: September 4,2011
Tags: Book Biz, David G. Spielman, Southern Writers, University of South Carolina Press, William W. Starr
We bibliophiles often are not only fascinated by what writers write but also by how, when and where they write. “Southern Writers” answers some of those questions in a revealing pictorial of seventy-two critically and popularly acclaimed writers of the contemporary American South. I recently received a copy of this book as a birthday gift, [...] [...]
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