Blogs in June 2022

Quarter to Midnight 19th June 2022

Rocky Hebert walks into his death at quarter to midnight one New Orleans night. His son Gabe cannot accept the official verdict of suicide and enlists the help of the Burke Broussard Private Investigation Agency to discover the real...

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The Sisters of Glass Ferry 19th June 2022

Glass Ferry, Kentucky, is bourbon country. Whiskey has been a way of life for generations, enabling families to provide and survive even in the darkest times. Flannery Butler’s daddy, Beauregard “Honey Bee” Butler, was known for making some of...

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Godpretty in the Tobacco Field 19th June 2022

Nameless, Kentucky, in 1969 is a hardscrabble community where jobs are few and poverty is a simple fact just  like the hot Appalachian breeze or the pests that can wipe out a tobacco field in days. RubyLyn Bishop is...

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Miss Jane 19th June 2022

Since his award-winning debut collection of stories, Last Days of the Dog-Men, Brad Watson’s work has been as melancholy, witty, strange, and lovely as any in America. Inspired by the true story of his own great-aunt, he explores the...

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Who Do You Think You Are? 18th June 2022

Previously published as ‘The Beggar Maid‘, Alice Munro’s wonderful collection of stories reads like a novel, following Rose’s life as she moves away from her impoverished roots and forges her own path in the world. Born into the back...

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