The meaning of art, artistry, and the figure of the artist in William Faulkner’s life and fiction. Original essays from the Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference held at the University of Mississippi in 1993

An acclaimed southern author’s soul-stirring photographic images of her homeland during the 1930s. Silver Anniversary Edition

The second collection of interviews with the acclaimed Mississippi writer

A study of the fragmented world in the Nobel Prize author’s first six novels

A critical appreciation of the acclaimed science fiction writer and his works

Seven fascinating tales in which southerners surrender to the mesmerizing spell of Italy

How media versions of Cooper’s classic frontier novel have perpetuated the myth of “America”

Collected for the first time, actual eyewitness reports of the Lincoln assassination

A history of the comic book, in which a noted cartoonist demonstrates the aesthetics and power of the medium

A stunning book featuring full-color reproductions of art by American self-taught artists

A widow’s love story of her life with Medgar Evers, the NAACP civil rights leader murdered by a midnight assassin

Collected interviews with the celebrated African American novelist

A stimulating encounter with the vigorous mountain culture and enduring folklife of the Ozarks

The first comprehensive anthology of Native American literature representing tribes of the Southeastern U.S

A comprehensive look at the traditional culture in a distinct region of Appalachia

Set in ancient Greece, a novel that explores a feisty slave girl’s flight to liberation

Interviews with the author of Invisible Man and many other works

A keepsake album for all fans celebrating the centennial of the funny papers

Collected interviews with the award-winning African American author of A Lesson Before Dying, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, A Gathering of Old Men, "The Sky Is Gray," and many other works

For aficionados of one of the world’s most delectable crustaceans an indispensable handbook chock full of lore, legends, and recipes

The confrontational shock aesthetics and ritual meanings characteristic of body art practiced by punk rockers and neo-tribalists

For general readers a guide to understanding a debilitating genetic disease that affects tens of thousands who are of African heritage

For all hikers a guidebook for excursions along the Magnolia State’s trails and lanes and through teeming nature sites

The remarkably complex romance in which Du Bois confronted the twentieth century world that had closed itself to people of color

A search for the heart of America’s most prevalent form of music to learn what caused its astonishing popularity

A widow’s riveting yet poignant memoir of her marriage to a prolific creator, the extremely inspired Gulf Coast artist Walter Anderson, whose splendid art was heightened and enriched by his madness

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