This is a part of a series called Literary South, which highlights important literary landmarks and the writers and authors who made them known. Born in rural North Georgia on September 14, 1917, Byron Herbert Reece first began writing poetry at Blairsville High School. His work was inspired by Old Testament stories and life in Appalachia. Later in life, his works … [Read more...] about Literary South: Byron Herbert Reece
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Literary South: William Faulkner
This is a part of a series called Literary South, which highlights important literary landmarks and the writers and authors who made them known. William Cuthbert Faulkner was born September 25, 1897, in New Albany, Mississippi, then a town of around 200 people a few miles from Tupelo. When he was less than one year old, his family moved to nearby Ripley for his … [Read more...] about Literary South: William Faulkner
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Savannah Landmarks
Perhaps no book has played more of a role in tourism in Savannah, Georgia than John Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. The Southern Gothic book, known simply as "The Book," is based on true events surrounding antiques dealer Jim Williams and the murder of Danny Hansford in Savannah. The subsequent four trials and eventual acquittal stirred up the quiet … [Read more...] about Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Savannah Landmarks
Literary South: Flannery O’Connor
This is a part of a series called Literary South, which highlights important literary landmarks and the writers and authors who made them known. Flannery O'Connor was born Mary Flannery O'Connor on March 25, 1925, in Savannah, Georgia. She lived there and went to school until 1938, at which point she briefly moved to Atlanta before relocating to Milledgeville, where … [Read more...] about Literary South: Flannery O’Connor
Literary South: Margaret Mitchell
This is a part of a series called Literary South, which highlights important literary landmarks and the writers and authors who made them known. Margaret Mitchell was born in Atlanta, Georgia on November 8, 1900. She was born into a notable local family and was an avid reader and tomboy. After college, she married Berrien "Red" Upshaw, who earned money as a … [Read more...] about Literary South: Margaret Mitchell
