Blogs in January 1970

The Tilted World 1st January 1970

The stunning, epic new novel from Tom Franklin, the Gold Dagger Award winning author, writing with his wife, prize-winning poet Beth Ann Fennelly

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Twelve Bar Blues 1st January 1970

Spanning three continents and two centuries, Twelve Bar Blues is an epic tale of fate, family, friendship and jazz. At its heart is Lick Holden, a young jazz musician, who sets New Orleans on fire with his cornet at...

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The Cove 1st January 1970

In their little cabin set in the shadow of a deep cove, Laurel Shelton and her brother Hank have built a home. The locals whisper about the cove being cursed and perhaps it is: good fortune rarely seems to...

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Tomato Red 1st January 1970

The hero of Daniel Woodrell’s Tomato Red is the most endearingly out-of-control loser you’re likely to meet. Sammy Barlach looks like a person “who should in any circumstances be considered a suspect”: clerks follow him through the supermarket when...

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A Painted House 1st January 1970

The hill people and the Mexicans arrived on the same day. It was a Wednesday, early in September 1952. The Cardinals were five games behind the Dodgers with two weeks to go, and the season looked hopeless. The cotton,...

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