Literary Friday

Literary Friday ya’ll…

Friday, Friday- Literary Friday or #fridayreads or TGIF- however you want to look at it, we’re so close to the weekend- we can taste it!

My #fridayreads choice is A Teeny Bit of Trouble by Michael Lee West. I love Teeny as a character- she’s a great, fun character.

Deep South Magazine has an interview with Lynne  Bryant posted- her  book, Catfish Alley, made the Deep South Magazine 2011 Summer Reading list. Her next book, Alligator Lake, made the 2012 Reading List.  Read the interview for an insightful look into her books and background.

The other day, I used the term literary crushes- Erin from Deep South Magazine and I had a bit of a tweet chat about the term and she thought it would be a great Literary Friday discussion. I agree! As I said before, my current literary crush is Peeta from The Hunger Games. I love how he’s protective of Katniss, love how he can be so selfless in his feelings toward her.  A past literary crush was Joe Morrelli from Stephanie Plum series.  I think a list will be forthcoming of literary crushes!

I pre-ordered Stacey Ballis Off the Menu yesterday- the book cover drew me in. I also pre-ordered the 6 installments of The Sweet Life by Francine Pascal. Nostalgia rocks!

Whether you enjoy some reading in the A/C this weekend, relaxing by the pool, or digging your toes in the sand- definitely do some reading! And report back on reading choices- what the good books are, the bad books, the books that are over-hyped, the books that are under-hyped. I’m curious to hear about all!

Happy Reading and Happy Literary Friday!

 

Friday Reads ya’ll…..

It’s Friday- so I’m going to jump on the #fridayreads bandwagon!

If you like a little Southern Lit (#southernlit)- be sure and look at Deep South Magazine‘s Literary Friday page- sometimes an interview with an author, sometimes just random literary facts; but always a guaranteed good place to check out.

Currently my Friday reads consists of The River Witch by Kimberly Brock and Alex Cross’s Trial by James Patterson. The River Witch is magical, reminding us that while we may be broken- somewhere in us and somewhere in the world is a place to heal. Roslyn is a character that will haunt me (in a good way!) for sometime. Final thoughts and a full review of book will be forthcoming.

Alex Cross’s Trial– chosen by a member of the book club I’m in- is interesting. It’s not like the typical Alex Cross books I’ve read lately, though.

Other books I look forward to putting on my Friday Reads list soon: The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D. by Nichole Bernier and  Sea Change by Karen White (also a book on Deep South Magazine Summer Reading List 2012).

If you will be near Lemuria Books in Jackson, MS on July 13- stop by for a Karen White book signing- begins at 5pm. And if you are reading Kimberly Brock’s The River Witch and will be in Greenwood, MS on August 14 or Tupelo, MS on August 16- stop in Turnrow Books (Greenwood) or Reed’s  Gum Tree Books (Tupelo) for a book signing AND to hear the Anna Kline and the Grits and Soul Band. Both appear to be fun events!

Happy Reading!

 

Kimberly Brock/Deep South Magazine Literary Friday Chat

Today is Friday. But Deep South Magazine (@deepsouthmag) calls it Literary Friday. Why? Because Friday is all about either chatting with an author or finding out some literary facts.

Today, Kimberly Brock (@kimberlydbrock) is the author that is being interviewed for Literary Friday. Stop in on Twitter and actively participate with the chat by using the hash tag #southernlit between 1 and 2 CST time. If you can’t make it, check out the facebook page of Deep South Mag. Erin so kindly posts the link to the chat for people to read later.

Psst… A copy of The River Witch will be given away to a lucky person today.

 

Happy Literary Friday!