The Orphan Master’s Son wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction By Emily Gatlin emilygatlin@bellsouth.net It’s rather rude to say “I told you so” but I totally...
And Then I Found You based on real reconnection with daughter By Emily Gatlin emilygatlin@bellsouth.net It’s not every day an author tells you they have named...
Panoramic The Interestings meets expectations By Emily Gatlin emilygatlin@bellsouth.net I recently became a contributor to BookRiot.com, where my sole job is to talk about books to...
Don’t judge a book by the gender of its author By Emily Gatlin emilygatlin@bellsouth.net It might seem a little weird to read a book with strong,...
For short stories, I prefer Flannery O’Connor By Emily Gatlin emilygatlin@bellsouth.net My forty-eighth printing paperback copy of Flannery O’Connor’s The Complete Stories knocked me right out...
New Kent Haruf novel sucks you in By Emily Gatlin emilygatlin@bellsouth.net A benediction marks the end of a church service, and in the case of Kent...
Recent releases now available in paperback are a good compromise between hardcover and digital books By Emily Gatlin emilygatlin@bellsouth.net There is something to be said about...
Try recent releases from Jojo Moyes and Davy Rothbart By Emily Gatlin emilygatlin@bellsouth.net After my recent Gillian Flynn bender (Gone Girl was so nuts, I had...
This season’s team dribbles into casual fan’s heart By Emily Gatlin emilygatlin@bellsouth.net Emily Gatlin spent four years as the manager of Reed’s Gum Tree Bookstore in...
Writer’s comrades recount tales in A Short Ride: Remembering Barry Hannah By Emily Gatlin emilygatlin@bellsouth.net I did not always love Barry Hannah. In fact, there was...