Words of Wisdom

"Sometimes the glittering lights is nothing but show. The real things in life aren't always fancy, and the true path just might be that winding country road."

Super Chikan, Delta bluesman,         
as quoted in DELTA MAGAZINE.

Listen to him play here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cug4jSz0Xgw

Delta Magazine

Those of you who don't live in the Deep South may not have seen this one. I review books and write the occasional backpage essay for the magazine.

Occasionally, I've noticed they post content to the internet. So, if you don't know Delta Magazine, here's your chance. Book reviews! Including a really good read you'll have to wait a month to buy.  Recipes! (and also a link to where you can buy the magazine.)

Catching up on my Reading today...

"Naw, y'all is in-between people...  Part southern and part Yankee. And the part that's Yankee is good Yankee."

I just love that line. 

From Mama, in Teresa Nicholas's amazing upcoming memoir of growing up in Yazoo City: BURYIN' DADDY: Putting My Lebanese, Catholic, Southern Baptist Childhood to Rest (University Press of Mississippi, March, 2011)

The book's not out until March, but the publisher sent me a review copy for Delta Magazine's next issue. And what a terrific, funny, poignant book. Just so much to rave about here! Trot on over to your independent bookstore or public library and be first in line for this one.

The Help

My reviews for Delta Magazine are rarely online, so this one won't be there long. Click here to read what I wrote about THE HELP. Click before July, when the new issue hits the newstands.