Books

Not-so-random acts of kindness

Local author ties together history, mental illness and a famous onion

NANCY BRANDON'S second novel, Show Me a Kindness, begins just as the effects of the Great Depression are hitting Vidalia, Georgia, and the book is a lot like the onion that would make the town famous—sweet yet complex, with a bit of a bite. The challenges of poverty and staid social mores spur the plot and cast of characters, who are also dealing with mental illness, closeted homosexuality, and racial inequality at a time when such things weren’t even named.

By Jessica Leigh Lebos Jun 28, 2017

Nancy Brandon E Shaver eller E Shaver ellers Show Me A Kindness Savannah Scribes Nancy Remler Vidalia Onion

Patricia Lockwood and Zach Powers release books, Shaniqua Brown performs at Seersucker Live

Lockwood returned this month with a memoir, Priestdaddy, about her life as the daughter of a Catholic priest.

By Anna Chandler May 17, 2017

Seersucker Live Patricia Lockwood Zach Powers Shaniqua Brown Sulfur Studios

A peach of a good book

The Georgia Peach: Culture, Agriculture, and Environment in the American South is everything you ever wanted to know about the state’s marquee crop

Of particular interest is the story of J.H. Hale, a Connecticut businessman who came to Georgia in 1890 specifically to launch a regional peach industry and bring Northern techniques of efficiency to the “New South.”

By Jim Morekis May 10, 2017

The Georgia Peach Thomas Okie Kennesaw State University