A glossary that will lead readers through the complexities of one of William Faulkner’s major works

A spellbinding novel named as a finalist for the National Book Award in 1973

Works by the Nobel Prize author as seen in psychological perspectives

Recipes for real southern cooking, especially for gourmands who decry “fast foods” and “southern food” advertised along the roadside

This collection of essays by the astute historian Eli N. Evans is written from the unique perspective of a Jew raised in the South.

The largest and most diverse collection of Louisiana folktales ever published

An essential how-to guide for researching ancestral roots in the Magnolia State

How the craze of exhausting marathon dancing during the 1920s and “30s mirrored America’s struggle to outlast social problems of the era

Interviews from over the course of the author’s career document his views on writing, poetry, drama, and the social role of the writer

A study of one of popular culture’s superstars whose enchanting mystique pervades the modern world

Collected interviews with the Nobel Prize winner in which she describes herself as an African American writer and that show her to be an artist whose creativity is intimately linked with her African American experience

Rich folklife of America’s southernmost tip shaped by ethnic diversity and nomadic tourist populations

In complete detail the major bibliography of the works of one of America’s most admired writers

Stories, interviews, and discussions showing the imprint of "old-time religion" on the artistic vision of twelve writers of the American South: Larry Brown, Reynolds Price, Allan Gurganus, Lee Smith, Clyde Edgerton, Harry Crews, Will Campbell, Doris Betts, Sheila Bosworth, Mary Ward Brown, Randall Kenan, and Sandra Hollin Flowers

Collected interviews with the author of The Sheltering Sky, Let It Come Down, and The Spider’s House

Eudora Welty’s only book written for children, the charming story of a shoe-store parrot named Arturo and his many feathered friends

How to identify your fascinating find and understand the culture that produced it

A comprehensive guide to creating your own New Orleans garden

An amusing, informative book that tells you all you’ll need to know about an amazing crustacean

A history of the petroleum industry in the Southeastern United States through the end of World War II

In a series of interviews, Eudora Welty discusses her life in Mississippi, her literary career, and her novels and short stories

Papers presented in 1990 at the seventeenth annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference at the University of Mississippi. A volume extolling the Nobel Laureate’s short story masterpieces with homage and critical appreciation

A study of unusual documentary resources that disclose the processes of cultural evolution that transformed the Acadians of early Louisiana into the Cajuns of today

Winner of a Christopher Award in 1984 for “affirming the highest value of the human spirit,” the classic account of a young black athlete who became a metaphor for the complex culture of Mississippi

Essays that offer a pleasurable jaunt through the irrepressibly funny world of a gifted raconteur

An exploration of the British campaign against horror comics between 1949 and 1955 that led to the passage of the Children and Young Persons Act of 1955

Interviews with third-world and Chicano authors speaking about their place in the literary canon

An exploration of the impact of the massive migration of southern blacks to the North

Mississippi artist Walter Anderson’s block print alphabet pictures from Apple to Zebra—suitable for hand coloring

An anthology of reviews, essays, and appreciations that reveal the links uniting the careers of many noted southern women writers

Collected interviews with the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and playwright most widely known today for his play, Our Town

Collected interviews with the author of The Light in the Piazza, For Lease or Sale, and Fire in the Morning

Drama recounting the experience of growing up in the Deep South

A sensitive, comprehensive study providing the broadest look at traditional Cajun culture ever assembled

Insights into the aesthetics of one of popular culture’s favorite art forms

A pleasurable look at the comic imagination of Lake Wobegon’s favorite son and contemporary America’s favorite humorist