Podcasts about mississippi book festival

Jeff Duncan went from the Mississippi Book Festival in Jackson on Saturday to Jerry World in Dallas on Sunday where he watched and wrote about the Saints' total dismantling of the Dallas Cowboys. We talk about both events and also about what happened in high school and college football last weekend and what's coming up this weekend.

Topic: Malcolm and Carol reflect on the Mississippi Book Festival and recent restaurant openings and closings in the Jackson metro area. They welcome Jud Patterson to Deep South Dining to talk about his brand of New Orleans-style Chicory Coffee, Daddy Jack's Coffee. Malcolm and Carol answer some questions from listeners and welcome Java Chatman to talk about how listeners can "Talk to Us" any time with the MPB Public Media App. Guest(s): Jud Patterson and Java Chatman Host(s): Malcolm White and Carol Palmer Email: food@mpbonline.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, it's all about Mississippi's best! For our first stop, we're checking out the largest book festival in the nation, the Mississippi Book Festival, during their 10-year anniversary celebration, September 13th and in with us is "Wicked Mississippi" book author, Josh Foreman. Then we'll check out what's happening around your neck of the woods with a pit-stop clip of the newest "10-Minute Timeout" podcast episode with Lacey Alexander, featuring Rob Jay, before a final stop to check out the best choir in the U.S. of A., The Mississippi Mass Choir! They'll talk about their 2024 album, "We Still Believe," their upcoming "Music from the Masses" concert in Memphis, September 27th, and they'll perform live on the show! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Crusin' Clinton Car Show2024 Travel Unity Summit SoutheastThe WAR AND TREATY @ MSU Riley CenterLeAnn RimesMississippi Antique Showcase: Holiday Edition10-Minute Timeout "Tiger Blood" feat. Rob JayNext Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and Kamel King, Tourism Development Bureau Manger with Visit Mississippi, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. Check out our Sipp Events calendar to help plan your next trip! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie celebrates 10 years of The Mississippi Book Festival with its executive director, Ellen Rodgers Daniels! They talk about the festival's history, what's on the agenda for this year, and why you should plan to attend if you can. The Mississippi Book Festival begins on September 14, 2024. Learn more and make your plan to attend here. From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf's daily happenings on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook, and all the books from today's episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today's episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  If you liked what you heard in today's episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We're so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

Hurricane Francine makes landfall around noon today along the Louisiana coast and is expected to move northeast across Mississippi.Plus, authors and book vendors are gearing up for the 10th annual Mississippi Book Festival this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mississippi Book Festival Executive Director Ellen Daniels joined The Extra Mile Podcast to preview the September 14 event, talk panelists and provide her own personal book recommendations.Show intro – 00:29Meet Mississippi Book Festival Executive Director Ellen Daniels – 00:58Recording on location at Mississippi Author Eudora Welty's House in Belhaven – 01:16The 10th Anniversary of the Mississippi Book Festival – 01:45Ellen Daniels's background – 02:37The Mississippi Book Festival – 03:40Authors to check out – 05:28Moving the Mississippi Book Festival to September – 09:36Favorite book(s) of all-time/reading right now – 13:34Favorite place(s) to eat – 16:28Favorite music/concert(s) – 18:12Show Outro – 21:49

Topic: Malcolm and Carol share an interview with New York Times bestselling food writer and author, Anne Byrn, about her cookbook "Baking in the American South" and upcoming events in Mississippi. The cookbook answers the question "what makes Southern baking special?" with over 400 pages of mouthwatering recipes and their origins. Join Malcolm, Carol, and Anne for a food history lesson about cornbread, biscuits, puddings, pies, and a taste of the research behind "Baking in the American South". Anne Byrn will be at Off Square Books in Oxford on Sept. 11th, the Eudora Welty House in Jackson on Sept. 12th, and the Cookbooks panel at the Mississippi Book Festival on Sept. 14th. Guest: Anne Byrn Host(s): Malcolm White and Carol Palmer Email: food@mpbonline.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bibliophiles rejoice, the annual Mississippi Book festival is here at last. One of the most anticipated state events, this celebration of literary achievement takes place at the capitol every year. Dozens of panelists from around the country will be talking about their books, including yours truly, so my producer Lacey will be asking me some questions about my new children's book, Saving Sam. We'll also be chatting with Book Festival director Ellen Daniels and artist Noah Saterstrom.Ellen Daniels served as the festival's Literary Director from 2019 to 2021, when she then became the Executive Director. Ellen is a fanatic of all things art. In addition to her prior work as a gallery assistant at Fischer Galleries and her own fine art photography training, Ellen also brings more than a decade of experience at Lemuria Books to her leadership position. Noah was raised in Mississippi and educated at Scotland's Glasgow School of Art. His paintings are in public and private collections worldwide. His work has been covered in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes and The New York Times. His exhibition "What Became of Dr. Smith" is on view at the Mississippi Museum of Art through Sept 22, 2024, and a book of that artwork will be the subject of his panel at the 2024 Mississippi Book Festival. Marshall Ramsey, a nationally recognized, Emmy award winning editorial cartoonist, shares his cartoons and travels the state as Mississippi Today's Editor-At-Large. He's also host of a "Now You're Talking" on MPB Think Radio and "Conversations" on MPB TV, and is the author of several books. Marshall is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and a 2019 recipient of the University of Tennessee Alumni Professional Achievement Award. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Zach, Alex, and Elisabeth as they discuss the upcoming Mississippi Book Festival. If you're interested in what to expect from this year's book festival, or you're curious to know about years past, stay tuned to find out!    

Today, Ellen Daniels, the executive director of the Mississippi Book Festival, discusses the ten-year-old festival's history and what makes it special. The festival brings together authors and book lovers from all walks of life, creating a magical and intimate atmosphere. TRANSCRIPT AND SHOW NOTES: https://www.visitjackson.com/blog/soul-sessions-ellen-daniels-24

Today we're heading to the 9th Annual Mississippi Book Festival, happening August 19th, in Jackson with multi-award winning, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Jerry Craft, and MS Book Fest Board Member Talya Straughter before our second stop at the 2023 Red Brick Roads Music & Art Festival, happening August 25th - 26th, in Clinton, with Festival Director Anna Boyd Hawks and Anna Nutt, Director of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. Plus, we'll also let you know what's happening around your neck of the woods! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS!Next Stop, Mississippi is your on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and Kamel King, Tourism Development Bureau Manger with Visit Mississippi, will highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. They'll not only tell you what's going on in your neck of the woods, but also share the history and people behind the markets, sporting events, concerts, fairs and festivals all over Mississippi. Hear the personal stories and traditions behind that favorite event you attend each year on Next Stop, Mississippi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we are joined by A&S alum Joe Lee to discuss his career path after earning his degree in communication. Since then, he has become a successful author and has even started a local publishing house called Dogwood Press. He will be moderating a panel full of Dogwood Press authors this coming weekend at the Mississippi Book Festival.

Topic: This weekend, the Mississippi Book Festival kicks off. It is known as the Literary Lawn Party of Mississippi and is always a great showcase of southern culture. We'll build upon that and Mississippi's great literary traditions by talking about cook books and books about foodways with general manager Lynn Roberts of Square Books in Oxford. Also we will travel to Iuka and visit the Apron Museum with founder Carolynn Terry.Host(s): Malcolm White, Carol Palmer, and Java ChatmanGuest(s): Lynn Roberts, and Carolynn TerryEmail: food@mpbonline.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Shellie and Tracy as they talk about authors and panels they're looking forward to at this year's Mississippi Book Festival!

Today on From the Front Porch, we have a special bonus episode for you! Annie is joined by Ellen Rodgers Daniels, the Executive Director of the Mississippi Book Festival, to chat about planning this literary lawn party. From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf's daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today's episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today's episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  If you liked what you heard in today's episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We're so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Our Executive Producers are...Ashley Ferrell, Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Kate O'Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

Leslie Barker talks with author and Community Engagement Coordinator for the Mississippi Book Festival, Tonja Murphy. They will discuss community, Tonja's writing process, and lots of exciting details about the upcoming festival, Mississippi's literary lawn party. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get ready to unleash your inner feminine rage as the pals cover "When Women Were Dragons" by Kelly Barnhill. They chat about their recent trip to the Mississippi Book Festival, dissect what it means to be a woman, the history of the French 75, and how to make the Decanterbury Tales signature cocktail, "One More Chapter".  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/decanterburytales/support

Germaine Flood, Kamel King and Jay White check out books today at the 2022 Mississippi Book Festival in Jackson, with Festival Deputy Director, Jordan Perry and Moderator, Scott Baretta, then they hit the bricks at the 6th Annual Red Brick Roads Music and Arts Festival, with Main Street Clinton Program Director, Tara Lytal and Clinton Chamber of Commerce Director, Anna Nutt. Next Stop, Mississippi is your on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! To view or submit events: www.mpbonline.org/community/mississippi-events/. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Mississippi Book Festival 2022 is in-person and we are so excited! Join Tracy and Shellie as they discuss which featured authors' works they've enjoyed and which panels they are most looking forward to. Also, do Tracy or Shellie enjoy books that are described as “fast paced” or “lyrical”? Tune in to find out this and more on this episode of Stacks and Stories. Books mentioned in this episode: The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson The Color Purple by Alice Walker South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation by Imani Perry The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix Victory Over Japan by Ellen Gilchrist Zorrie by Laird Hunt

Ellen Daniels(Literary Director - 2022 Mississippi Book Festival) stops by the Element Wealth Studio to detail how you can take part in the family friendly fun on grounds of the State Capitol this weekend, and Commissioner Burl Cain(Mississippi Department of Corrections) stops by the SuperTalk Studio to sit down with Gerard and discuss his approach to operating Department of Corrections.

Ellen Daniels(Literary Director - The 2022 Mississippi Book Festival) joins the conversation to give you all the details for the upcoming 2022 Mississippi Book Festival this weekend!

Ellen Daniels(Literary Director - The 2022 Mississippi Book Festival) joins the conversation to give you all the details for the upcoming 2022 Mississippi Book Festival this weekend!

Following a hiatus, due to COVID, the Mississippi Book Festival has come home for 2022. Dubbed a literary lawn party, this year's book fest boasts a whopping 172 well-known authors, over 40 panel discussions, book signings and more. Marshall sits down with panelists and authors, Kevin Maurer and James Scott to discuss the 2022 Mississippi Book Festival and their recent projects. Marshall Ramsey, a nationally recognized editorial cartoonist, shares his cartoons and travels the state as Mississippi Today's Editor-At-Large. He's also host of a "Now You're Talking" on MPB Think Radio and "Conversations" on MPB TV, and is the author of several books. Marshall is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and a 2019 recipient of the University of Tennessee Alumni Professional Achievement Award. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Ellen Rodgers Daniels is the Executive Director of the Mississippi Book Festival, happening August 20. The festival, launched in August 2015 on the State Capitol grounds, continues to draw thousands to Mississippi's annual literary lawn party.

Sarah catches up with the Mississippi Book Festival's Executive Director Ellen Daniels & Deputy Director Jordan Perry about the upcoming festival 8/20/22 in Jackson, MS! Having served as the festival's Literary Director for the past three years, Ellen continues to draw on her longtime love of books—and her extensive relationships with the publishing industry—in her new role as Executive Director. In addition to her prior work as a gallery assistant at Fischer Galleries and her own fine art photography training, Ellen also brings more than a decade of experience at Lemuria Books to her leadership position.Having spent most of her career in the non-profit sector, Jordan brings to the festival nearly a decade of experience in fundraising, capacity-building, and event logistics. Through her work with the Mississippi Museum of Art and the Mississippi Arts Commission, she's seen first-hand the breadth and impact of our state's rich cultural heritage and looks forward to building on the festival's success to broaden its reach even further.Follow along @msbookfestival for announcements of authors & panelists! 

Susan Cushman cared for her mother during her dementia journey and considered it a blessing. One of the upsides to Alzheimer's, she says, is that she got a new mother. After a lifetime of abuse, her mother “forgot” to be cruel to her, and their relationship improved. About her book, Tangles and Plaques: A Mother and Daughter Face Alzheimer's,” she says, “The tangles and plaques that destroyed Mother's brain weren't only in her brain, but also in our relationship.” She is also the author of John and Mary Margaret, a novel that explores interracial relationships and the complexities of reconnecting with a lost love when your spouses wind up in the same memory care center. Much of her writing is infused with elements of her own life, including the very mystical spirituality of her Orthodox Christian faith and the personal demons she has been chasing since childhood. Her essays, short stories, memoir, and novels all reflect what she has learned through many dark nights of the soul, but also contain elements of hope and healing, and honor her Southern roots. In this episode, we discuss how she discovered an unexpected upside to Alzheimer's, the downside of being a long-distance caregiver, and the healing power of forgiveness. More about Susan Susan was co-director of the 2013 and 2010 Oxford (Mississippi) Creative Nonfiction Conferences. She was director of the 2011 Memphis Creative Nonfiction Workshop. She was a panelist at the 2017 Decatur Book Festival, the 2012, 2017, and 2018 Southern Festival of Books, the 2017 and 2018 Mississippi Book Festival, the 2013, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Louisiana Book Festival, the 2018 Mississippi Writers Guild Conference, the 2018 Alabama Writers Conclave Conference, the 2018 Pat Conroy Literary Center Visiting Author Series, the 2019 Southern Literary Festival, and the 2020 AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Professionals) annual conference. Her published books include four she has written: John and Mary Margaret (novel), Friends of the Library (short stories), Tangles and Plaques: A Mother and Daughter Face Alzheimer's (a memoir), and Cherry Bomb (a novel). She has edited three collections of essays: A Second Blooming: Becoming the Women We Are Meant to Be, Southern Writers Writing, and The Pulpwood Queens Celebrate 20 Years! In addition, she has over a dozen essays published in four anthologies and various journals and magazines. Purchase Tangles and Plaques and John and Mary Margaret now! Read Susan's AlzAuthors posts Susan Cushman Reveals Alzheimer's Caregiving Struggles with Mom: Tangles and Plaques Three AlzAuthors Featured in Chicken Soup for Soul Book Susan Cushman Explores Interracial Relationships and Dementia in New Novel Connect with Susan Website: http://susancushman.com/ Blog: http://susancushman.com/author/susan/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sjcushman Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sjcushman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/SusanCushman YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmK08WUEuxQ About the Podcast Each season our podcast brings you six of our authors sharing their dementia journeys. Please subscribe so you don't miss a word. If our authors' stories move you please leave a review. And don't forget to share our podcast with family and friends in need of knowledge, comfort, and support on their own dementia journeys. AlzAuthors is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization totally reliant on donations to do what we do. Your generosity will help cover our many operating costs, which include website hosting and maintenance fees, service charges to keep things running smoothly, and marketing expenses to promote our authors, expand our content, improve our reach, and more. Our ongoing work supports our mission to lift the silence and stigma of Alzheimer's and other dementias. To sustain our efforts please visit https://alzauthors.com/donate/ . Thank you for listening.

Nina Parikh has been with the Mississippi Film Office for 23 years, currently serving as the director. Established in 1973, the Film Office is one of the oldest of its kind in the world. The office's mission is to foster the growth of the film industry in Mississippi, connect filmmakers with necessary resources and to cultivate and promote filmmaking by, for and about Mississippians.She studied filmmaking at the University of Southern Mississippi and New York University, began her career as a freelance camera assistant, worked in the industry as a producer, and teaches a film production class at Millsaps College. She produced the Mississippi made film “Ballast” which won two awards at Sundance Film Festival in 2009. She serves on the boards of 3 college-level institutions, advising on film & media curriculum development; developed the curriculum and served as director for the Canton Young Filmmakers Summer Program; and co-wrote a book about digital video for the amateur.Nina is a co-founder and board member of the Crossroads Film Festival & Society and Mississippi Film Alliance, a non-profit supporting indigenous filmmaking. Additionally, she serves on the boards of the Association of Film Commissioners International, South Arts, Mississippi Book Festival, Creative Mississippi, and is a producer of TEDxJackson.Most importantly, she's a wife and a mom to their 12 year old son.

Sit back, relax, and listen as Antoine Wilson discusses Mouth to Mouth, his fresh new novel with Ellen Daniels of the Mississippi Book Festival.Antoine Wilson is the author of the novels Panorama City and The Interloper. His work has appeared in The Paris Review, StoryQuarterly, Best New American Voices, and The Los Angeles Times, among other publications, and he is a contributing editor of A Public Space. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and recipient of a Carol Houck Smith Fiction Fellowship from the University of Wisconsin, he lives in Los Angeles. His website is: AntoineWilson.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The future of the ballot initiative process.Then, we find out how Mississippi scored on this year's American Lung Association tobacco report.And, we talk with with Mississippi Book Festival director and Governor's Arts Award winner Holly Lange. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Leslie Barker talks with Governor's Arts Awards Governor's Choice Award recipient, Holly Lange. Holly's commitment to the arts in Mississippi led her to coordinate events such as Jubilee!JAM and the Crossroads Film Festival. She also founded the Mississippi Book Festival. Holly shares stories about her incredible creative endeavorsIf you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider making a contribution to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Malcolm White welcomes guests Ellen Rodgers Daniels and Ralph Eubanks. Ellen Rodgers Daniels is the executive director of the Mississippi Book Festival and Ralph Eubanks is an author who presented at this year's virtual festival. The group talks about the 2021 festival offerings, its pivot from in-person to virtual this past August as well as Ralph Eubanks' new book “A Place Like Mississippi.” All presentations and panel discussions from the 2021 Book Festival are now available, free of charge, as videos or podcasts via bookfestival.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We talk subpoenas with Representative Bennie Thompson.Then, we continue our conversation with Department of Human Services director Bob Anderson.Plus, Southern nonprofits re-imagine disaster aid.And, today is the first day of this year's Mississippi Book Festival. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For the 2021 KidNote event, Nic discusses her new book, Clean Getaway with Tonya Murphy of the Mississippi Book FestivalNic Stone is an Atlanta native and a Spelman College graduate. After working extensively in teen mentoring and living in Israel for several years, she returned to the United States to write full-time. Nic's debut novel for young adults, Dear Martin, was a New York Times bestseller and a William C. Morris Award finalist. She is also the author of the teen titles Odd One Out, a novel about discovering oneself and who it is okay to love, which was an NPR Best Book of the Year and a Rainbow Book List Top Ten selection, and Jackpot, a love-ish story that takes a searing look at economic inequality.Clean Getaway, Nic's first middle-grade novel, deals with coming to grips with the pain of the past and facing the humanity of our heroes. Nic lives in Atlanta with her adorable little family.Host:Jackson native Tonja Murphy is thrilled to join the team after serving on the Board of Directors. Tonja puts her love for community, students, and books to use with the Mississippi Book Festival, as she takes on the role of Community Engagement Coordinator. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Key stakeholders delve into the decades-long history of the only non-profit publisher in the state, with a focus on its storied commitment to publishing a wide range of scholarly books that are culturally important not only to the state, but to the world at large. Panelists:Ann J. Abadie is former associate director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi and coeditor of numerous scholarly collections from the Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference. Among those many volumes, Fifty Years after Faulkner was released in paperback in July 2020.Dr. Brian Pugh is the executive director of the Stennis Center for Public Service. He previously served as deputy executive director for the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration, as director of finance for the Office of the Governor, and as a legislative budget analyst for the Legislative Budget Office. Dr. Pugh is the author of "Chaos and Compromise: The Evolution of the Mississippi Budgeting Process," published by the University Press of Mississippi in 2020. He is currently working on another book titled, "A Weak Governor Still? Legislation, Litigation, and Fiscal Policy in Mississippi."Monika Gehlawat is Associate Director of the School of Humanities and Professor of English at the University of Southern Mississippi. Her critical monograph In Defense of Dialogue: Reading Habermas and Postwar American Literature (2020) is a featured title in Routledge's Press Research in American Literature and Culture Series. She writes and teaches about contemporary literature, visual art, and critical and aesthetic theory, and has published essays in Post45, Contemporary Literature, The James Baldwin Review, and Literary Imaginations, among others. She is the 2021 recipient of USM's Faculty Research Award and the 2020 recipient of the Faculty Senate Teaching Award. Along with serving as the Series Editor of Literary Conversations, Gehlawat is also Critic for the Center for Writers and Post-Chair of the University Graduate Council. Her next project focuses on twenty-first century ekphrastic novels and reflects her career-long commitment to working in the interdisciplinary mode. Robby Luckett received his BA in political science from Yale University and his PhD in history from the University of Georgia. A native Mississippian, he returned home, where he is a tenured Professor of History and Director of the Margaret Walker Center and COFO Civil Rights Education Center at Jackson State University. His books include a collection of essays, Redefining Liberal Arts Education in the 21st Century (University Press of Mississippi, 2021), and a monograph, Joe T. Patterson and the White South's Dilemma: Evolving Resistance to Black Advancement, (University Press of Mississippi, 2015). Robby is an Advisory Board member for the Mississippi Book Festival, and he serves as Vice President of the Board of Directors of Common Cause Mississippi and as Secretary of the Board for the Association of African American Museums. Robby has three children: Silas, Hazel, and Flip.Moderator:Seetha Srinivasan is director emerita of the University Press of Mississippi. She joined the press in 1980 as its first acquiring editor and advanced to become director in 1998, from which position she retired in 2008. Srinivasan played a leading role in establishing the excellence of UPM's editorial program with its national reputation for books for varied audiences. Millsaps College awarded Srinivasan an honorary doctorate in humane letters in 2013. That same year she was recognized by the Women's Foundation of Mississippi as one of the state's ten Women of Vision. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Susan Cushman cared for her mother during her dementia journey and considered it a blessing. One of the upsides to Alzheimer's, she says, is that she got a new mother. After a lifetime of abuse, her mother “forgot” to be cruel to her, and their relationship improved. About her book, Tangles and Plaques: A Mother and Daughter Face Alzheimer's,” she says, “The tangles and plaques that destroyed Mother's brain weren't only in her brain, but also in our relationship.” She is also the author of John and Mary Margaret, a novel that explores interracial relationships and the complexities of reconnecting with a lost love when your spouses wind up in the same memory care center. Much of her writing is infused with elements of her own life, including the very mystical spirituality of her Orthodox Christian faith and the personal demons she has been chasing since childhood. Her essays, short stories, memoir, and novels all reflect what she has learned through many dark nights of the soul, but also contain elements of hope and healing, and honor her Southern roots. In this episode, we discuss how she discovered an unexpected upside to Alzheimer's, the downside of being a long-distance caregiver, and the healing power of forgiveness. More about Susan Susan was co-director of the 2013 and 2010 Oxford (Mississippi) Creative Nonfiction Conferences. She was director of the 2011 Memphis Creative Nonfiction Workshop. She was a panelist at the 2017 Decatur Book Festival, the 2012, 2017, and 2018 Southern Festival of Books, the 2017 and 2018 Mississippi Book Festival, the 2013, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Louisiana Book Festival, the 2018 Mississippi Writers Guild Conference, the 2018 Alabama Writers Conclave Conference, the 2018 Pat Conroy Literary Center Visiting Author Series, the 2019 Southern Literary Festival, and the 2020 AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Professionals) annual conference. Her published books include four she has written: John and Mary Margaret (novel), Friends of the Library (short stories), Tangles and Plaques: A Mother and Daughter Face Alzheimer's (a memoir), and Cherry Bomb (a novel). She has edited three collections of essays: A Second Blooming: Becoming the Women We Are Meant to Be, Southern Writers Writing, and The Pulpwood Queens Celebrate 20 Years! In addition, she has over a dozen essays published in four anthologies and various journals and magazines. Purchase Tangles and Plaques and John and Mary Margaret now! Read Susan's AlzAuthors posts Susan Cushman Reveals Alzheimer's Caregiving Struggles with Mom: Tangles and Plaques Three AlzAuthors Featured in Chicken Soup for Soul Book Susan Cushman Explores Interracial Relationships and Dementia in New Novel Connect with Susan Website: http://susancushman.com/ Blog: http://susancushman.com/author/susan/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sjcushman Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sjcushman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/SusanCushman YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmK08WUEuxQ About the Podcast Each season our podcast brings you six of our authors sharing their dementia journeys. Please subscribe so you don't miss a word. If our authors' stories move you please leave a review. And don't forget to share our podcast with family and friends in need of knowledge, comfort, and support on their own dementia journeys. AlzAuthors is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization totally reliant on donations to do what we do. Your generosity will help cover our many operating costs, which include website hosting and maintenance fees, service charges to keep things running smoothly, and marketing expenses to promote our authors, expand our content, improve our reach, and more. Our ongoing work supports our mission to lift the silence and stigma of Alzheimer's and other dementias. To sustain our efforts please visit https://alzauthors.com/donate/ . Thank you for listening.

Sarah Story talks with Adrienne Brown David, a painter based in Oxford, Miss. In her work, Adrienne captures black childhood in a way that is pure and uninterrupted, drawing inspiration from her four daughters and the Southern landscape. She has exhibited in New York and Oxford alike, was named one of Buzzfeed's “26 Black Artists That'll Help You Start Your Own Art Collection,” and her artwork was recently selected as the poster artwork for the 2021 Mississippi Book Festival. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Susan and Jason explore Susan's journey from being born in the deep south to adopting two Korean children and having multiracial grandchildren, Susan's least favorite part of the writing process and Jason shares his childhood dream that became a reality at a much smaller scale."Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world would do this, it would change the earth." - William Faulkner by way of Susan CushmanBorn in Jackson, Mississippi and educated at the University of Mississippi, author Susan Cushman moved to Memphis in 1988 where she and her husband raised three children. Fast forward thirty-two years --- and they have four granddaughters!Her seventh novel, “John and Mary Margaret” (Koehler Books, June 2021) is a rare insider's look into the white privilege bubble of a young girl growing up in Jackson, Mississippi and participating in sorority life on the Ole Miss campus in the late 1960s. But it's also a candid portrayal of a young Black boy from Memphis who follows his dream to study law at the predominantly white university. What happens when their shared love for literature blossoms into an ill-fated romance? Spanning five decades of historical civil rights events in Mississippi and Memphis, John and Mary Margaret's story will challenge the status quo and give us another opportunity to examine our history and our hearts.In addition to “John and Mary Margaret,” her published books include three she has written: Friends of the Library (short stories), Tangles and Plaques: A Mother and Daughter Face Alzheimer's (a memoir), and Cherry Bomb (a novel).  She has edited three collections of essays: A Second Blooming: Becoming the Women We Are Meant to Be, Southern Writers Writing, and The Pulpwood Queens Celebrate 20 Years! In addition, she has over a dozen essays published in four anthologies and various journals and magazines.Susan was co-director of the 2013 and 2010 Oxford (Mississippi) Creative Nonfiction Conferences.  She was director of the 2011 Memphis Creative Nonfiction Workshop. She was a panelist at the 2017 Decatur Book Festival, the 2012, 2017, and 2018 Southern Festival of Books, the 2017 and 2018 Mississippi Book Festival, the 2013, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Louisiana Book Festival, the 2018 Mississippi Writers Guild Conference, the 2018 Alabama Writers Conclave Conference, the 2018 Pat Conroy Literary Center Visiting Author Series, the 2019 Southern Literary Festival, and the 2020 AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Professionals) annual conference.https://susancushman.com/https://www.facebook.com/sjcushmanhttps://twitter.com/SusanCushmanhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-cushman-41884034/https://www.instagram.com/sjcushman/Enjoying the podcast? Please tell your friends, give us a shoutout and a follow on social media, and take a moment to leave us a review at https://lovethepodcast.com/talkingtocoolpeople.Find the show at all of the cool spots below.WebsiteFacebookInstagramIf something from this or any episode has sparked your interest and you'd like to connect about it, please email us at podcast@jasonfrazell.com. We love hearing from our listeners!If you are interested in being a guest on the show, please visit 

The delta variant forced the 2021 Mississippi Book Festival to go virtual this year. On this episode, we are giving you a taste of what to expect as we interview three of the authors who are set to appear: Susan Cushman (John and Mary Margaret), William Morris (This Magic Moment) and Larry Wells (In Faulkner's Shadow). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Germaine Flood has a one-on-one, in-depth chat with Dr. Ebony Lumumba, Department Chair of English, Foreign Languages, and Speech Communication at Jackson State University, Founder of MOJO (Mother's Obtaining Justice & Opportunities) non-profit organization, Co-host of the "Write On, Mississippi!" podcast in partnership with the Mississippi Book Festival and MPB, in addition to serving as Mississippi's Capital City of Jackson First Lady & wife of Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, as she discusses her passion for education and how she balances it all.For more information about Chalkboard Ch@t - An MPB Education Podcast visit: chalkboardchat.mpbonline.org. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tune into Chalkboard Ch@t, August 20th, as Germaine Flood has a one-on-one, in-depth chat with Dr. Ebony Lumumba, Department Chair of English, Foreign Languages, and Speech Communication at Jackson State University, Founder of MOJO (Mother's Obtaining Justice & Opportunities) non-profit organization, Co-host of the "Write On, Mississippi!" podcast in partnership with the Mississippi Book Festival and MPB, in addition to serving as Mississippi's Capital City of Jackson First Lady & wife of Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, as she discusses her passion for education and how she balances it all.For more information about Chalkboard Ch@t - An MPB Education Podcast visit: chalkboardchat.mpbonline.org or education.mpbonline.org. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sarah Story talks with award-winning author Kiese Laymon. The two talk about their home state, Laymon's newly revised and repackaged book “Long Division" and the author's upcoming appearance at the Mississippi Book Festival, which will take place on Saturday, August 21 in downtown Jackson. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the shortest episode ever, Ashlee says hi, talks about how she quit/un-quit this podcast, Biscuit Roll Jackson, and Jackson Foodies. Follow JXN Transplants: www.facebook.com/jxntransplants www.instagram.com/jxntransplants www.twitter.com/jxntransplants jxntransplants@gmail.com Subscribe: https://thegumbeaux.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=65ba4eab6233c0d6e0153c9ee&id=0f4a0f6959 Follow Ashlee www.facebook.com/notanotherashlee www.instagram.com/notanotherashlee www.twitter.com/notanothrashlee Equipment, Production and Music by Small World Studio Productions www.smallworldstudioproductions.com www.instagram.com/smallworldstudioproductions smallworldstudioproductions@gmail.com We're a month or so from the Mississippi Book Festival! For more information, visit https://msbookfestival.com

Sarah Story interviews Ralph Eubanks about his new book, "A Place like Mississippi: A Journey Through a Real and Imagined Literary Landscape." They talk about Ralph's experiences of growing up on a farm in Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement, returning to the state after a long absence, and how he was inspired to write a book about the literary landscape of the state. The two also discuss the upcoming Mississippi Book Festival, which will take place Aug. 21 in downtown Jackson. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Mississippi Center for Justice files suit against the Secretary of State's office over the issue of absentee voting ahead of the November General Election.Then, a movement to unite communities of poverty across the country turns it's efforts to key Senate races in the South.Plus, the coronavirus pandemic is changing how the 2020 Mississippi Book Festival looks. We talk to the festival's Literary Director about how book-lovers can access this year's content.Segment 1:A new lawsuit seeks to ensure Mississippians who are concerned about voting in-person because of the coronavirus pandemic can do so by absentee ballot in November. The Mississippi Center for Justice and the American Civil Liberties Union argue in the suit that the state's absentee ballot law is confusing - citing language added by the legislature during the pandemic. They're asking a judge to clarify that all voters who follow public health guidance to avoid contracting COVID-19 may vote by absentee ballot in the fall elections. Rob McDuff is a lawyer with the Mississippi Center for Justice. He shares more about the lawsuit with our Ashley Norwood.Segment 2:A campaign inspired by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s last organizing effort says new data suggest low-income voters in key states could swing some U.S. Senate races - including the 2020 contest between Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith and challenger Mike Espy. The Poor People's Campaign, a coalition of activists and union and religious leaders, says it's using the data from a study by the Columbia School of Social Work to pressure candidates to focus on the systemic issue of poverty in places like the South. The Reverend Dr. William Barber II is a co-founder of the Poor People's CampaignSegment 3:Since 2015, the Mississippi Book Festival, a nonprofit founded by literacy advocates, has drawn thousands to the State Capitol grounds. But this year, things will be different for the sixth edition of the "literary lawn party". Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year's festival will be all-virtual, with a wide variety of digital content today launching today. Ellen Rogers Daniels is the festival's Literary Director. She tells us how book-lovers can access this year's content. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A native of Holly Springs, Mississippi, Roy is the Executive Director and one of the founders of the Hill Country Project. He was active in the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s, first as a Freedom School student (whose teacher was Hill Country co-founder Aviva Futorian) and then as a general organizer. Roy earned his bachelor's degree in Sociology at Brandeis University in 1970. Continuing his education at Brandeis, he went on to earn a Masters and later a Doctorate in Political Science. He has also pursued additional studies at Jackson State University, Duke University, Carnegie-Mellon University, the University of Michigan and Harvard. Roy is certified to teach at the high school level, and has extensive administrative management experience. Roy believes firmly in education and strongly in a collaboration among education, human service, faith-based organizations and the business community. He also works to expand parent, community, alumni and business support for higher education.Active in many community, civic and professional organizations, Roy has received numerous awards and has been cited for outstanding achievements and contributions. Roy recently retired as Vice President for Economic Development and Local Governmental Affairs at Jackson State University. During his administrative tenure at Jackson State, he also served as Executive Vice President and Vice President of External Relations. He has a wife, Rubye and one daughter, Aisha Isoke.Pamela D.C. JuniorMotivational speaker, historian, and women’s activist, Pamela D.C. Junior is the newly appointed director of the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson, Mississippi. As former manager of Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center, Pamela fought passionately and tirelessly to make the Museum a first-class place of interpretation, bringing the museum from financial struggles to features across the nation, most notably, one of CNN’s “50 States, 50 Spots”. After seventeen years of service at Smith Roberson, Pamela became the inaugural director of the first state-sponsored civil rights museum in the nation, the Mississippi Civil Rights Museums were she welcomed more than 250,000 visitors in her first year, and today, she is at the helm of the Two Mississippi Museums. Here she continues her tireless work to share the stories of Mississippi with audiences all over the world. She believes the stories told in the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum should be used as an educational tool for students. In her words, “If we teach children about the history of Mississippi—sharing the events that give us hope and bring us despair in a public space, where we see examples of people who never gave up, whose strength and tenacity can now give us hope and inspire us all to see others as we see ourselves— you will secure a twinkle in the eyes of many that will last a lifetime.” Pamela has been honored over the years for her professional work as well as her community work. In 2015, she was awarded the Margaret Walker Center’s coveted For My People Award, in 2018 she was selected for Visit Jackson’s Hometown Hero and the Magnolia Bar Association’s Harriet Tubman awards, and most recently, she was honored with the 2019 Association of African American Museums Museum Leadership Award for her work in the museum field.Pamela continues to serve her community with her recent appointments board member for Visit Jackson and advisory board member for the Mississippi Book Festival. She is also a member of Women for Progress of Mississippi. As a woman who knows that she did not get to this position without standing on the shoulders of many women whose vision for African Americans lives on today, she gives homage to the great women of her life such as her grandmother, mother, and mentors.Pamela is a native of Jackson, Mississippi, and earned a B.S. in Education, with a minor in Special Education from Jackson State University. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 in two days, health professionals express growing concern over community transmission and the stress on the health care system.Then, the economic pressure to change the flag builds as two top state organizations call on lawmakers to take direct action.Plus, in today's Book Club, the Mississippi Book Festival kicks off a new podcast series about racism, antiracism and creating positive change.Segment 1:Mississippi's health experts are expressing growing concern that the state's healthcare system could become overwhelmed as hospitalizations and coronavirus cases have reached record numbers this week. The state has also passed 1,000 COVID-19-related deaths. State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs tells our Michael Guidry the rising numbers are due to widespread community transmission that could severely strain hospitals.Segment 2:Following an initial wave of social backlash over the state flag, Mississippi's business community is joining in the call for lawmakers to vote for change. This week the Mississippi Economic Council ran a print ad signed by at least 500 of the state's most prominent business and industry leaders. President and CEO Scott Waller tells our Ashley Norwood the current flag is a hindrance when it comes to attracting business to the state.The Mississippi Bankers Association stood behind changing the state flag in 2001 when votersdecided to keep the 1894 flag containing the confederate emblem. Gordon Fellows, president of the association, says they're reaffirming their position.Segment 3:The Mississippi Book Festival is recommending a reading list of more than fifty books called “Affirm Black Life.” It's the basis for a series of conversations on racism, anti-racism and creating positive change. Kicking off the series called “Uncomfortable” Holly Lange, executive director of the Book Festival, talks about the first podcast: a conversation with first lady of Jackson, Dr. Ebony Lumumba. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“Uncomfortable,” a podcast discussing racism and anti-racism through books, articles and various sources for all ages. Several contemporary authors featured on the reading list discussed in Episode 1 will appear in future conversations.Holly Lange, Executive Director of the Mississippi Book Festival, visits with Dr. Ebony Lumumba, First Lady of Jackson, Tougaloo College Associate Professor of English, and Festival Board member, about racism, anti-racism and how we can create positive change.In a conversation that kicks off the new podcast series “Uncomfortable,” Ebony and Holly talk about books, articles and resources for all ages. The series will feature many of these works by contemporary writers, sharing their experiences, thoughts, and hope for the future. Listen here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Episode 17 of the QWERTY Writing Life Podcast with Joy E. Rancatore and Mea Smith! Today’s episode is extra special because we’re taking you through our experiences at the one, the only Mississippi Book Festival. This is the annual event where we kicked our writing careers into high gear back in 2016. We’ve grown alongside this event, and we could not be more proud to be part of such an incredible program. Because so many people come together to make this festival such a success and we have so many great things to say about the day, we have quite a few links to share with you all and our episode is a little longer than our usual.We want to hear how the QWERTY Challenge goes for you, too; so please drop us a line. Questions? Comments? You know what to do! Continue this week’s chat with us via email at editorial [at] logosandmythospress [dot] com.We mentioned a bunch of incredible people and places and want to share as many as we can with you, so here goes!Mississippi Book Festival: http://msbookfestival.com/Lorelei Books and owner Kelle Barfield, Vicksburg, MS: http://loreleibooks.com/Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants and Dogman: https://pilkey.comJanet W. Ferguson, author of the Southern Hearts series and the Coastal Hearts series: https://www.janetfergusonauthor.comCoffee Prose: https://coffeeprose.comBig House Books: https://bighousebooksms.orgLouisiana Books 2 Prisoners (not mentioned by name because Joy couldn’t remember it!): https://lab2p.orgP.J. Devere, author of Pour House and Pour Choices: http://pjdevere.comMichael B. Hewes and Sarah Hewes, author/illustrator (and son/mother) duo of The Tempestuous Trial of Maybelline Meriweather: http://riverroadpress.com/store/p44/Maybelline.htmlLyn Roberts from Square Books, Oxford, MS: https://www.squarebooks.com/Mamta Chaudhry, author of Haunting Paris: https://mamtachaudhry.com/Lisa Patton, author of Rush: https://www.lisapatton.com/Deb Spera, author of Call Your Daughter Home: https://debspera.com/Katy Simpson Smith, author: https://www.katysimpsonsmith.com/Juliet Grames, author of The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna: https://www.julietgrames.com/Julia Phillips, author of Disappearing Earth: https://www.juliaphillipswrites.com/Maurice Carlos Ruffin, author of We Cast a Shadow: https://loweramericanson.com/Ann Patchett, author of Bel Canto, Commonwealth and more and co-owner of Parnassus Books, Nashville: http://www.annpatchett.com and http://www.parnassusbooks.netNatasha Trethewey, two-time U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner: http://www.blueflowerarts.com/natasha-tretheweyBeth Ann Fennelly, Mississippi Poet Laureate: https://www.bethannfennelly.comPoetry Out Loud: https://www.poetryoutloud.orgHolly Lange, founder and executive director of the Mississippi Book Festival: http://msbookfestival.com/about/staff-boardFor more information about us, the show and our writing craft book series, head over to www.logosandmythospress.com/qwerty-writing-life. Subscribe in your favorite podcast portal. Or, if you’d rather see our grinning faces, ring the bell on our YouTube channel. Can’t get enough of Mea? Head over to her online home at www.measmith.com. Want to know more about Joy? Check out her site, www.joyerancatore.com.

Holly Lange, professional event planner, fundraiser extraordinaire, and Director of the Mississippi Book Festival, talks to Inside Source about courage in the face of anxiety, evaluating commitments, and the power of “no.”

Malcolm White talks to author and political consultant Jere Nash. They talk about Nash growing up in Greenville, his work as a political consultant and creating the Mississippi Book Festival. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Malcolm White talks with Holly Lange, executive director of the Mississippi Book Festival. The two talk about the recent festival, how it has grown and changed in its four years of being and about the Mississippi Writers Trail. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mayor Butch Lee talks about the new amphitheater coming to Brandon in 2018. The Jackson R&B Fest and Mississippi Book Festival kick off in Jackson. Plus, Blues legend, Jessie Robinson talks about Hal & Mals, and the Desoto County Back to School Family night is back! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Only two health insurance companies are left on the federal health insurance exchange in Mississippi. We'll talk with the Insurance Commissioner. Then, as flood waters recede in the state, do the chances of disease rise? We'll take a look. Later, bibliophiles unite at the Mississippi Book Festival. And, entertaining and eating Southern Style in our Book Club.

The Highway 80 Songwriter’s Festival is underway, the Mississippi Book Festival is coming soon, Greenville hosts the Dragon Boat Race, and the Jackson Music Awards celebrates multiple decades. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.