Good times signing books and meeting readers at the Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville! #appalachianlit #southernlit

Charlottesville! We’ll be at the Virginia Festival of the Book this Saturday from noon until 6pm. Drop by, say hello, and get a signed book if you’re in the area! #bookfestival #appalachianlit #southernlit

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Come and see me! @finishinglinepress.bsky.social @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social #histriabooks #southernlit #poetry

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Available now from Dirty Magick: a country conjure woman struggles to keep her son in line while serving the needs of her town in "Loose The Darkness" by Suzanne Paul. #afrofantasy #southernlit #witchcraft

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Reading at an Afternoon of Poetry and Prose at the Bakhita Center, Rock Hill, SC

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Very excited to do this! Titls available from the usual vendors! (novel on Blurb)

@finishinglinepress.bsky.social @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social @scwriter.bsky.social #rockhill #poetry #prose #southernlit

New novel coming in 2027: 'The Coldwater Girl,' a Southern picaresque from Regal House! #southernlit #southernliterature #fiction #book #reading #regalhousepublishing

Snopes family reunion Some lost kin of Flem and them

This week on 'South Bound,' my Substack, imagining some lost kin of Flem and then. It's a Snopes family reunion. #snopes #snopesism #williamfaulkner #southernlit #southernliterature #yoknapatawpha #yoknapatawphacounty

The Southern Gothic you didn’t know you were waiting for. The Thorn and the Rose is tender, sharp, and unforgettable. [www.obolhouse.com/product-page/the-thorn-a... #SouthernLit #DarkDrama

We’re giving away 10 signed copies of PINEVILLE TRACE, “an introspective, haunting tale that remains with us” (Heavy Feather Review). Enter today for a chance to win! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

#goodreadsgiveaway #free #signedbook #southernlit #appalachianlit #novella #flashfiction

Publishers Marketplace Deal Report: "Author of The Drunken Spelunker's Guide to Plato Kathy Giuffre's Armadillo Massacre Number Three, narrated by a murder victim, pitched as similar to Carl Hiaasen's Skin Tight, in which the fallout from a $1.5 million inheritance in Walmart stock affects an Arkansas family and its hangers-on, to Jaynie Royal at Regal House, for publication in fall 2027.

So excited that this is really happening! I feel like I'm Jo March -- at last! #booksky #southernlit #Arkansas #armadillos #southernhumor #bookdeal #litfic #cozymystery 💙📚

"Pink is a direct result of rusting. / I’m gnawing on material like candy."

from Pretty Punks: Poems, Portrait & Play
by Jessie McCarty

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#poetry #narrative #drama #southernlit #queerlit #irish #english

Armadillo Massacre Number Three, a comedy about murder, family, armadillos, and love that lasts forever by @kathygiuffre.bsky.social -- coming fall 2027 from @regalhouse.bsky.social 💙📚 #SouthernLit #LitFic #Arkansas #Armadillos

EDITOR’S PICK @publisherswkly.bsky.social #BookLife named PINEVILLE TRACE an Editor’s Pick! Learn more at wesblake.com. #PublishersWeekly #EditorsPick #BookReview #SouthernLit #AppalachianLit #Novella #NovellaInFlash #Cats #PinevilleTrace

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>>Alas! for the South—her books have grown fewer.
She never was much given to literature.<<
#literarysouth #southernlit #is #worldlit #south #atlanta #decatur #book #read #write #make #do #education #school #learn #teach #pride #proud #celebrate #writingcommunity #parlyaree

Me and the devil For Robert Johnson and them

In this week's Substack, those old devil blues... #deltablues #robertjohnson #mississippidelta #skipjames #charleypatton #southernlit 📚

A video for my forthcoming novel from @jacklegpress.bsky.social, available for preorder (signed copy! $18 paperback!) from Burke's Book Store in advance of Nov. 10 publication: www.burkesbooks.com/pages/books/... #southernfiction #books 📚 #newspapers #southernlit #burkesbookstore

My copies of COME AGAIN NO MORE, my newspaper novel from @jacklegpress.bsky.social, have arrived. You can preorder in advance of Nov. 10 publication. bookshop.org/p/books/come... #preordernovel #southernlit #📚

Ode to a desk rat: an excerpt from my newspaper novel COME AGAIN NO MORE A tip of the newsboy cap to one of the fictional fallen

Excerpt from COME AGAIN NO MORE, my newspaper novel from @jacklegpress.bsky.social. Available for preorder in advance of Nov. 10 publication. #fiction #fictionbooks #fictionwriter #novel #southernwriter #jacklegpress #newspapers #southernlit #southernfiction #burkesbookstore #preordernovel 📚

Cold beer here Or: How to pitch literary fiction in a world where the average book sells 100 copies

I wrote an essay about pitching literary fiction in an age when the average book in this country sells 100 copies, across all size presses. #books #SupportIndieBookstores #bookpreorder #southernliterature #southernlit #newspaper #jacklegpress #burkesbookstore #bookrecommendations #booklovers 📚

A quick video nod to my next novel, available for preorder (signed copy! $18 paperback!) from Burke's Book Store in advance of Nov. 10 publication: www.burkesbooks.com/pages/books/...
#bookpreorder #southernliterature #southernlit #newspaper #memphis #jacklegpress #burkesbookstore #books

The Thorn and the Rose | Obol House Author L.J. Henley delivers a stirring, psychologically rich exploration of identity, longing, and emotional reckoning. With lyrical prose and fearless honesty, The Thorn and the Rose captures what…

For anyone raised to keep quiet, to hold it together, to put others first—this book will wreck you. Buy today at the link below!

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COME AGAIN NO MORE, my latest novel, my newspaper novel, is available for preorder in advance of Nov. 10 publication. Preorder a signed copy from Burke's Book Store: www.burkesbooks.com/pages/books/...

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New Review of PINEVILLE TRACE in Kentucky Living magazine! Check out the new July issue of @KentuckyLiving . Thanks to Penny Woods.

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#bookreview #kentuckyliving #kentuckywriters #appalachianfiction #southernfiction #southernlit #pinevilletrace

Hope and devilment in the Mississippi Delta Traipse and wander, maybe catch a train. Sing the blues, cry tamale-juice tears, seek the crossroads of your soul. Anybody asks, you’re looking for the Shroud of Itta Bena.

Today's Substack: a visit to the Mississippi Delta with Eudora Welty, Bob Dylan, Lewis Nordan, Son Volt and some ghosts. Enjoy, share, subscribe (it's free, as always). #mississippidelta #mississippideltablues #clarksdale #EudoraWelty #bobdylan #south #southernlit #southernfiction #readthesouth

The front porch sessions. Re-reading "The Orchard Keeper." #cormacmccarthy #southernlit #southernfiction

‘A ballet of gnats’ On the road with Cormac McCarthy, plus three songs for your next getaway

This week's Substack post: Cormac McCarthy chooses his words carefully and Bob Dylan lights out for the flats. It's le temps mort, where little happens but much is revealed. #cormacmccarthy #theorchardkeeper #southerngothic #southernfiction #southernlit #bobdylan #jacquesbecker #carsongs

Mississippi River in her hips Some small-batch fiction, with ghosts and devil songs

Ivy could sing a little blues, all down low and scratchy, but she couldn’t go up high and moan like only Skip James and some ghosts could do..

Today on my Substack: some small-batch fiction. #south #southernlit #ivycoldwater #thecoldwatergirl #southernfiction #blues #skipjames #mississippidelta 📚

“Pineville Trace” by Wes Blake - Southern Literary Review Reviewed by Cheyanne Hensley Life is challenging, and part of the circle of life involves trying new things and accepting changes. Oftentimes, people find it difficult to start a new chapter in their ...

Thanks to the editors at Southern Lit Review and Cheyanne Hensley for featuring a review of PINEVILLE TRACE. They feature reviews, interviews, and profiles of classic and emerging southern writers. southernlitreview.com/reviews/pine...

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The excitement is palpable! We’ll be with Barbara Tucker as she celebrates her nomination for Lying In. Stay tuned as we document the behind-the-scenes moments, the joy, the nerves, and the literary magic of the evening. #TownsendPrize #GeorgiaAuthor #LiteraryFiction #SouthernLit #AppalachianStories