Black River
A few months ago, Sunny posted companion musings where she and I both opined about the tempo and rhythms of Southern literature. At the time, I briefly suggested a comparison with the diction and syntax of prose from the American West, “where our cadence canters more crisply and our lingo rarely languishes at all.” Now I […]
Badluck Way
Badluck Way: A Year on the Ragged Edge of the West Many authors, especially those engaged in contemporary nonfiction nature writing, have dealt with the ragged interface between the Old West and the New. Some are naïve or nostalgic, prosaic or polemical. Few are as thoughtful as Bryce Andrews in Badluck Way: A Year on […]
Myrna Loy The Only Good Girl in Hollywood
Myrna Loy The Only Good Girl in Hollywood is the first formal biography of the popular star famous for the six Thin Man films made between 1934 and 1947. The subtitle is a quote from director John Ford for whom she worked very early in her career. It was meant as a tribute to her […]