Book awards honor Colum McCann, Eggers, Vidal Nov 21, 2009
Finalists included story collections by Eudora Welty and John Cheever, and Ralph Ellison's novel "Invisible Man.". Award for Palin. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Colum McCann wins national award Nov 20, 2009
Finalists included story collections by Eudora Welty and John Cheever, and Ralph Ellison's novel "Invisible Man.". The ceremony was held at the palatial restaurant Cipriani Wall Street, the kind of gilded hall where the likes of Vanderbilt would have roamed. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Choosing no kids -- maybe not Nov 16, 2009
Many of my literary heroes had no children: Katherine Mansfield, Edith Wharton, Eudora Welty. Virginia Woolf was childless, and her famous declaration on the importance of a room of one's own made me feel she was even rather chilly toward houseguests. (CNN)
Grisham's short stories long on characters Nov 8, 2009
As a kid, I recall reading short stories by Mark Twain and Charles Dickens and even as a young student, the great authors - Faulkner and Eudora Welty and Flannery O'Connor. Hemingway. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Cool college towns Nov 7, 2009
Its tens of thousands of volumes include autographed copies of works by southern authors like Eudora Welty. When not reading, residents pedal the city's fast-growing network of bike trails. (CNN -- Travel)
John Grisham's short stories long on characters Nov 5, 2009
A: As a kid I recall reading short stories by Mark Twain and Charles Dickens and even as a young student, the great authors Faulkner and Eudora Welty and Flannery O'Connor. Hemingway. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Grisham's Short Story Collection in Demand Nov 4, 2009
NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2009. "A Time to Kill" Author Releases Collection of Short Stories Based on His Years as a Lawyer; Sparks Publishing Price War. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Louisiana family donates Welty collection to MUW Oct 24, 2009
- A collection of about 270 items by or about Eudora Welty has been donated to Mississippi University for Women ... The presentation of the collection coincided with the MUW's annual Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium, a weekend of events that attracts authors, scholars and artists. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Tycoon tales and Darwin get award nominations Oct 15, 2009
The choices include Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man," Thomas Pynchon's "Gravity's Rainbow" and story collections by Cheever, William Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor and Eudora Welty. "I think that the tension between commerce and art exists in any cultural industry," says Harold Augenbraum, executive director of the National Book Foundation, which sponsors the awards. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
FYI, the latest in As the Birthers Turn Oct 6, 2009
We also read Eudora Welty, William Faulkner, Richard Wright and Tennessee Williams so we d be able to throw it in the faces of those who d badmouth our native state. Paul. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Welty images of state fair on display Oct 3, 2009
Carnival meets an artists eye in "Merriment on the Midway" at the Mississippi Museum of Art, a showing of celebrated Jackson author and photographer Eudora Welty's State Fair images, including a first-time public showing of a mural she painted on the subject ... Discovered by worker Eric Hays in the old coal bin in the basement at Eudora Welty House during 2004 renovations, the mural consists of two 4-by-7-foot wood panels ... The mural was sent to a conservator and, after this exhibition,... (The Clarion-Ledger)
In Pynchon’s tales, music is the backbeat Sep 20, 2009
Eudora Welty s bravura short story Powerhouse reimagines Fats Waller. Don DeLillo s Great Jones Street lampoons rock so shrewdly it could be called Negatively 4th Street. (Boston Globe)
Jackson library name sparks debate Aug 11, 2009
A number of Jacksons libraries are named for Mississippi literary figures, including Eudora Welty, Richard Wright and Willie Morris. Others are named after civil rights leaders, including Medgar Evers and Fannie Lou Hamer. (The Clarion-Ledger)
MUW seeks new identity Aug 9, 2009
Welty University was also considered, to honor the late author Eudora Welty, who attended what was then Mississippi State College for Women in 1925-27. Weltys family, however, withdrew the name from consideration. (The Clarion-Ledger)
A few minutes with a wealth of writers Aug 5, 2009
When Kennedy took the podium he started off with a Eudora Welty quote. A writer shouldn t write about what he knows but about what he doesn t know about what he knows. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Spread in Paradise Jul 12, 2009
CSA farmers Allison and Matthew Neal present a weekly basket and Allison offers, "For each vegetable or melon, you will see nothing short of four varieties and up to 43 varieties of the genus specie of lettuce during the delivery season from May until November. Courtesy photo Ms. CookFascinated. I will admit to a preoccupation with the imperfect, the unusual, the improbable and all exquisite contrasts the zany imbalances that detail everyday life.In fact, for a lifetime I ve sought a relief from... (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
A little hint at life in the other Georgia Jun 30, 2009
None better than the gentle and genteel Miss Eudora Welty. Nothing captures it so well as Why I Live at the PO She got her that there Legion d honneur from them French. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Author's story as compelling as those she wrote Jun 28, 2009
Your browsers security settings are preventing some features from appearing. Documentary focuses on the life of Miss. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Fire-related repairs complete at Welty Library Jun 22, 2009
Nearly 11 months of being closed for repairs from an electrical fire are about to end for the Eudora Welty Library ... It took a while, but things are definitely looking better at the library," Barnwell said. Another important figure in the restoration was Matthew Buchanan, a project architect with Cooke Douglass Farr Lemon. "We replaced the mechanical unit in the Eudora Welty library and the electrical system. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Some thermally correct travelin’ music for y’all Jun 20, 2009
As for as Eudora Welty is concerned, it is more her body of work, yet, for me, the short story Why I Live at the P.O. is about one of the best works in print when it comes to the Southerner s love of a tale well told. For the Georgians, Carson McCullers The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter certainly captures that Southern angst better than just about any. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Summer program focuses on improving reading skills Jun 19, 2009
The state that bore great writers like William Faulkner and Eudora Welty, is currently among the lowest in national reading proficiency rankings. The problem is particularly troubling among African Americans in the state. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Welty expert speaks to Friends of the Library Jun 16, 2009
Eudora Welty was a Southern author whose writing involved her deepest feelings, a Welty scholar told the Friends of the Library ... This spring, she published two books, Eudora Welty as Photographer and Occasions: Selected Writings by Eudora Welty ... Other books include Eudora Welty: The Contemporary Reviews and Writer s Reflections Upon First Reading Eudora Welty. (Calhoun Times, GA)
Secretary of state dismayed by low numbers Jun 3, 2009
Poll manager Titus Saunders said 28 people had voted by 10 a.m. at the Eudora Welty Library in downtown. There were no voters present at Woodland Hills Baptist Church around 10:30 a.m. Only 61 people had voted by then. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Eating Local Before It Gets Too Late May 13, 2009
The files Kurlansky unearthed some written by Eudora Welty and Zora Neale Hurston reveal a weirder, more varied country. "Food is just part of the regional culture that's getting neutralized," says Kurlansky. (Time.com)
Food for thought May 12, 2009
AUTHOR EUDORA WELTY'S MINT JULEP ... " There's no Mississippi molasses pie. No Montana fried beaver tail. No Long Island rabbit stew or Nebraska pig fries. But thanks to writers such as Eudora Welty and Zora Neale Hurston, descriptions and recipes of each are found in Kurlansky's The Food of a Younger Land (Riverhead, $27.95, on sale Thursday). It's based on reports, forgotten for more than 60 years, from the Depression-eraFederal Writers Project. Part of the New Deal, it created work for... (USA Today)
Alfred Appel Jr., jazz scholar May 8, 2009
He earned a doctorate in English literature in 1963, writing his dissertation on Eudora Welty. He taught at Columbia for several years, then accepted a position at Northwestern University in 1968 and remained there until retiring in 2000. (Boston Globe)
A day of her own Apr 30, 2009
It did not occur to me that I could not call Eudora Welty and get an interview with her, Downing said, adding that that confidence was a result of the support she received as a student at GHS.. Although the Jackson-based writer did not often give interviews, she granted one for Downing, who proved to Welty that she had done some research before calling her. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Mark Kurlansky on eating in America Apr 29, 2009
"The Food of a Younger Land" includes essays by the likes of Eudora Welty, Nelson Algren, and Zora Neale Hurston, as well as relative unknowns. We spoke with him about the book and how food in America has changed. (Boston Globe)
A love song for Bobby Lounge, a true original Apr 28, 2009
Dub Brock prefers a good Eudora Welty book. "I like to play, but I'm not going to play a whole lot," he says. (USA Today)
Inspired by Welty Apr 16, 2009
For Mary Chapin Carpenter, Eudora Welty's One Writer's Beginning is like a talisman ... " Carpenter is on the national advisory board for the Eudora Welty Foundation. Kate Campbell of Nashville quoted Welty - a phrase from One Writing's Beginning - on her first album, Songs from the Levee. At least two of her songs have direct Welty references - stories she'll share at the concert. "She is my favorite writer ... And she's the first writer that I remember reading and thinking, well, she writes... (The Clarion-Ledger)
Computer use drawspatrons to libraries Apr 15, 2009
"I think most people used downtown (Eudora Welty Library), but since the fire, many of their patrons have started coming here.". The Eudora Welty Library closed in July because of extensive fire and smoke damage and is undergoing repairs. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Hilton Als: How Katherine Anne Porter perfected herself. Apr 14, 2009
Enameled Lady: A Critic at Large: The New Yorker (New Yorker)
Miss. author Welty's memory honored Apr 14, 2009
She had a unique inside view of Eudora Welty's world ... " Jackson resident Tammie Haynes came to learn more about Welty. "The home is a real treasure right here in Jackson that I don't think many local people take advantage of," she said. Mary Alice White, director of the Eudora Welty House and the author's niece, said she believes her aunt's legacy lives because of her observant descriptions of people and treatment of them. "In Jackson, she was a legend," White said. "She had lots of friends. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Today in History Apr 13, 2009
In 1909, author Eudora Welty was born in Jackson, Miss ... Thought for Today: "The excursion is the same when you go looking for your sorrow as when you go looking for your joy." Eudora Welty, American author (1909-2001). (Yahoo News)
MUW adding Welty to list Apr 9, 2009
The firm had surveyed public response to Waverley University, Reneau University and Welty-Reneau University - names that honor Sally Reneau, one of MUW's founding mothers; Eudora Welty, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who attended school there; and Waverley, a novel by Sir Walter Scott and also the name of an antebellum mansion in the Columbus area. Limbert has been campaigning for a new name over the past year, but some alumni and current students steadfastly oppose the effort, saying it goes... (The Clarion-Ledger)
100th birthday bash: Eudora Welty fans ready to party Apr 5, 2009
April 13 marks the 100th birthday of the late Eudora Welty, and not one arts discipline is left out of the party ... On the birthday, April 13, Barbour will cut the cake at 10 a.m. at Eudora Welty House Museum ... Millsaps College hosts a joint meeting of the Southern Literary Festival and Eudora Welty Society, with readings by such prominent authors as Elizabeth Spencer, Ann Patchett and Richard Ford open to the public. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Jackson's Favorite Daughter Mar 29, 2009
celebrates author Eudora Welty ... celebrates author Eudora Welty:/c/a/2009/03/27/TRUF16DLU1 ... celebrates author Eudora Welty:/c/a/2009/03/27/TRUF16DLU1. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
A Southeastern travel special Mar 28, 2009
Eudora Welty once said that her imagination was fueled by her experiences from her living world ... Eudora Welty (1909-2001), novelist and short-story writer, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1973 for The Optimist s Daughter ... The college collaborated with the Eudora Welty Foundation, Eudora Welty Society, Mississippi Museum of Art and Mississippi Symphony Orchestra to commemorate Welty s centennial. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
EDITORIAL:Welty University Mar 26, 2009
A marketing study presented this week to W alumni and supporters on the Columbus campus cited the Welty identity - for famed novelist, Mississippian and one-time W student Eudora Welty - as a spontaneous choice offered by many of the people polled, even though it was not among the choices offered. Welty, who died in 2001, stands in the diadem of great American writers, and her literary stature is worldwide and enduring. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Waverley leads MUW new-name survey Mar 25, 2009
The 30 naming committee members - appointed by MUW President Claudia Limbert in the fall - chose to honor Sally Reneau, one of MUW's founding mothers; Eudora Welty, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who attended school there; or the Waverley, which they have said honors a novel by Sir Walter Scott but is also the name of an antebellum mansion in the Columbus area. Representatives from the Cirlot Agency also told university officials that Welty University saw positive results in the survey, even... (The Clarion-Ledger)
Waverley top pick for MUW's new name, study finds Mar 25, 2009
COLUMBUS - Waverley University is the top choice in a marketing study for Mississippi University for Women's new name, but marketing experts say many people would have preferred Welty University to honor former alumna Eudora Welty ... - Welty-Reneau University - The Welty part came from Eudora Welty, who attended MUW when it was known as Mississippi College for Women. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
The Artist as a Kept Man Mar 25, 2009
New York senator Herbert Lehman, in arguing for art subsidies in the 1950s, looked out over the land of Chuck Berry, Thomas Hart Benton, and Eudora Welty and saw an aesthetic dust bowl whose aridity contrasted with Manhattan s vibrant culture of Tin Pan Alley, Time magazine, and Ethel Merman. Impose MOMA on Oklahoma. (The American Conservative)
The story as 'a mirage in the distance' Mar 8, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
Local author's writing reflects her Southern past Mar 6, 2009
They reminded me of the fiction of other Southern writers like Eudora Welty and Flannery O'Connor. Critics refer to such characters and situations as Southern grotesque, not that the South has a monopoly on the grotesque. (Fulton Sun, MO)
Governor's Awards for Excellence: Author, jazz singer, other artists honored Feb 27, 2009
The awards began in 1988, and former winners include Eudora Welty, Larry Brown, Willie Morris and more. "Why do so many writers come from Mississippi? ... Because there's so much good material here," Grisham said. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Bottled-up emotions: Southerners let others see colorful side Feb 27, 2009
Eudora Welty wrote about bottle trees in her short story Livvie: "Then coming around up the path from the deep cut of the Natchez Trace below was a line of bare crape myrtle trees with every branch of them ending in a colored bottle, green or blue.". In folklore, blue bottles are best for warding off evil spirits. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Today's Best Bets Feb 23, 2009
Eudora Welty lecture ... Pearl McHaney, a professor of American literature at Georgia State University, will share insights from her research on Southern author and photographer Eudora Welty. (Athens Banner-Herald)
What's Happening Feb 19, 2009
Adult Book Discussion Group - 6 p.m.; "Delta Wedding" by Eudora Welty; lecture to follow featuring Welty expert Pearl McHaney, PhD, of Georgia State University; newcomers welcome. Bedtime Stories - 7 p.m.. (Athens Banner-Herald)
SE fests for Jan. 16-18, beyond Feb 7, 2009
This year's theme is "Southern Women Writers: Saluting the Eudora Welty Centennial." 601-442-9111. Biloxi The Mardi Gras Bed Race, Feb. 21, features decorated beds, complete with headboard, footboard, mattress and linens, racing propelled by human power only. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
