Parchman, one of the most notorious penal institutions in the world, casts a haunting shadow throughout Jesmyn Ward’s latest novel
Mississippi Culture
In ‘Loving,’ Cashin delivers unflinching history lesson on interracial intimacy
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From beginning to end, novel is a review of the nation’s tense, violent and unsavory struggle to come to terms with interracial relationships over the course of 400 years.
Mississippi Culture
‘Goat Castle’ details tragic, bizarre Natchez murder
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In the midst of the Great Depression, the nation became obsessed with the murder of a 68-year-old aristocrat and the people connected with the murder – the Goat Woman and the Wild Man
‘Lighting the Fires of Freedom’ shines a light on black women who fueled The Movement
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Author Janet Dewart Bell centers on nine strong, passionate women who committed their lives to fighting for the civil rights
‘How We Came to Be’: A story of managed and mismanaged relationships
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Johnnie Bernhard’s second novel is a mother-daughter bonding adventure
How Trump won through eyes of ‘populist revolt’ voters
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It’s hard not to think of Mississippi when you read The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Revolt Reshaping American Politics
Mississippi Culture
‘Dear Martin’ will make most readers uncomfortable — and it should
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Nic Stone’s debut bestseller, “Dear Martin” exposes how discrimination affects the daily lives of black teens, even if they play by all the rules
Mississippi Culture
‘Desperation Road’ weaves violence and compassion
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The novel by Michael Farris Smith is stressful at times with brutally depicted scenes, close calls and high stakes