A fine start to @salvation.south ’s @wordofsouthfest experience for ‘26: ran into our friend @kristen__arnett . Sportin’ her medal from the Florida Book Awards for “Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One”
J.D. Vance knows more about theology than Pope Leo. And he knows more about hillbillies than I do.
If you believe either of those statements is true, then you might be interested in buying five acres on the moon from me.
Thank you so much to @chuckreece of @salvation.south for the interview! Check out SalvationSouth.com for the full story and a two-chapter excerpt from the novel.
And come see Chuck and me at Manuel’s Tavern in Atlanta, on Friday, April 17, 7pm, hosted by @acappellabooks !
#wolvers #wilderness #wolves #mexicanwolf #publicland
Beth Ann Fennelly is the subject of our cover story in tomorrow's edition of @salvation.south . Everybody hurts, as the song goes, and her new book, "The Irish Goodbye: Micro-Memoirs," is a balm for us all. On our homepage, you will also find an essay excerpted from the book, complete with audio #readbyauthor. Oops. Hashtag change: #readbeautifullybyauthor. #linkinprofile
Just wrapped the final episode of the @salvation.south deluxe podcast with producer @jakecookofficialmusic . Jake is moving on to new work. He’s been with us from the beginning and we’re gonna miss him a bunch. But we will persist, as always, with our friends at @gpbnews . (The accompanying music hints at the subject of Jake’s last ride with Salvation South.)
A 2025 writing high for me was @salvation.south publishing my essay The Power of Blooming Late. For several years, I’d wanted to write about what modernist painter Dusti Bonge’s life had to say about women with second-act ambition, including me. Honored that editor @chuckreece named the essay one of his best pieces of the year & that the essay is on the list along with those of writers I admire so much. In the bio, read Chuck’s reflections with links to all his 2025 picks. There’s also a link to The Power of Blooming Late @dustibonge_artfoundation
