Mississippi Business Journal » Book Biz http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Godfather of Soul influenced artists of three decades http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/08/godfather-of-soul-influenced-artists-of-three-decades/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=godfather-of-soul-influenced-artists-of-three-decades http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/08/godfather-of-soul-influenced-artists-of-three-decades/#comments Sun, 08 Jul 2012 06:01:06 +0000 Lynn Lofton http://msbusiness.com/?p=59416 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/08/godfather-of-soul-influenced-artists-of-three-decades/feed/ 0 Who are Mississippi’s greatest football players? Book has the scoop http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/11/13/who-are-mississippi%e2%80%99s-greatest-football-players-book-has-the-scoop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=who-are-mississippi%25e2%2580%2599s-greatest-football-players-book-has-the-scoop http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/11/13/who-are-mississippi%e2%80%99s-greatest-football-players-book-has-the-scoop/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 06:00:39 +0000 Lynn Lofton http://msbusiness.com/?p=48349 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/11/13/who-are-mississippi%e2%80%99s-greatest-football-players-book-has-the-scoop/feed/ 0 Book details the football Nirvana that is Mississippi junior college football http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/30/book-details-the-football-nirvana-that-is-mississippi-junior-college-football/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=book-details-the-football-nirvana-that-is-mississippi-junior-college-football http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/30/book-details-the-football-nirvana-that-is-mississippi-junior-college-football/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2011 06:00:53 +0000 Lynn Lofton http://msbusiness.com/?p=47790 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/30/book-details-the-football-nirvana-that-is-mississippi-junior-college-football/feed/ 0 Books about Delta history and Eudora Welty’s garden have wide interest among Mississippians http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/23/books-about-delta-history-and-eudora-welty%e2%80%99s-garden-have-wide-interest-among-mississippians/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=books-about-delta-history-and-eudora-welty%25e2%2580%2599s-garden-have-wide-interest-among-mississippians http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/23/books-about-delta-history-and-eudora-welty%e2%80%99s-garden-have-wide-interest-among-mississippians/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 06:00:15 +0000 Lynn Lofton http://msbusiness.com/?p=47517 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/23/books-about-delta-history-and-eudora-welty%e2%80%99s-garden-have-wide-interest-among-mississippians/feed/ 0 The Night Circus creates magical world where readers want to linger http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/16/the-night-circus-creates-magical-world-where-readers-want-to-linger/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-night-circus-creates-magical-world-where-readers-want-to-linger http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/16/the-night-circus-creates-magical-world-where-readers-want-to-linger/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 06:00:22 +0000 Lynn Lofton http://msbusiness.com/?p=47178 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/16/the-night-circus-creates-magical-world-where-readers-want-to-linger/feed/ 0 Tale of WW II German occupation of Guernsey Island is remarkable tale http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/09/tale-of-ww-ii-german-occupation-of-guernsey-island-is-remarkable-tale/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tale-of-ww-ii-german-occupation-of-guernsey-island-is-remarkable-tale http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/09/tale-of-ww-ii-german-occupation-of-guernsey-island-is-remarkable-tale/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 06:00:12 +0000 Lynn Lofton http://msbusiness.com/?p=47015 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/09/tale-of-ww-ii-german-occupation-of-guernsey-island-is-remarkable-tale/feed/ 0 The Marriage Plot: Award-winning author returns with compelling novel http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/02/the-marriage-plot-award-winning-author-returns-with-compelling-novel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-marriage-plot-award-winning-author-returns-with-compelling-novel http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/02/the-marriage-plot-award-winning-author-returns-with-compelling-novel/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 06:00:13 +0000 Lynn Lofton http://msbusiness.com/?p=46737 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/02/the-marriage-plot-award-winning-author-returns-with-compelling-novel/feed/ 0 Damned presents hell as only Palahniuk can http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/25/damned-presents-hell-as-only-palahniuk-can/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=damned-presents-hell-as-only-palahniuk-can http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/25/damned-presents-hell-as-only-palahniuk-can/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 06:00:57 +0000 Lynn Lofton http://msbusiness.com/?p=46355 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/25/damned-presents-hell-as-only-palahniuk-can/feed/ 0 This book is about the meaning of flowers and so much more http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/11/this-book-is-about-the-meaning-of-flowers-and-so-much-more/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-book-is-about-the-meaning-of-flowers-and-so-much-more http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/11/this-book-is-about-the-meaning-of-flowers-and-so-much-more/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2011 06:00:53 +0000 Lynn Lofton http://msbusiness.com/?p=45861 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/11/this-book-is-about-the-meaning-of-flowers-and-so-much-more/feed/ 0 Southern Writers gives glimpse of where and how writers create http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/04/southern-writers-gives-glimpse-of-where-and-how-writers-create/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=southern-writers-gives-glimpse-of-where-and-how-writers-create http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/04/southern-writers-gives-glimpse-of-where-and-how-writers-create/#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2011 06:01:14 +0000 Lynn Lofton http://msbusiness.com/?p=45584 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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