Follow. By Amy Wright Vollmar. (Cornerpost Press, 2020, Pp. 105) Reviewed by Craig Albin Amy Wright Vollmar’s poetry collection Follow is a double first, a debut collection by an estimable poet and the initial poetry offering by Cornerpost Press, an independent publishing company founded by Ozark writers Phillip and Victoria Howerton. The pairing between Vollmar and … [Read more...] about Book Review: Follow
A History of the Ozarks, Volume 2: The Conflicted Ozarks. By Brooks Blevins. (University of Illinois Press, 2019. Pp. 297.) Reviewed by D. Matt McGowan Imagine this scenario: a band of misfits show up in your front yard. They raid your closets and refrigerator. They steal your car. Then, depending on your politics, they kill your father and maybe an older brother … [Read more...] about Book Review: A History of the Ozarks, Volume 2: The Conflicted Ozarks
Spitzer, Mark. Beautifully Grotesque Fish of the American West. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2017. Fish maniac, Mark Spitzer, devotes insane hours and energy to piscine pursuits with the rod and notebook studying various species, interviewing anglers and biologists, catching lots of fish, letting most go and keeping a few to prepare using his mouthwatering … [Read more...] about Book Review: Beautifully Grotesque Fish of the American West
Unnatural Habitats and Other Stories. By Angela Mitchell. (WTAW Press, 2018, Pp. 186) Reviewed by C. D. Albin The seven linked stories in Angela Mitchell’s debut collection Unnatural Habitats are set on both sides of the border between Missouri and Arkansas, but the dividing line most interesting to Mitchell is psychological rather than geographical. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Unnatural Habitats and Other Stories
Remembering Ella: A 1912 Murder and Mystery in the Arkansas Ozarks. By Nita Gould. (Butler Center Books, 2018, Pp. 451) Reviewed by Victoria Howerton Among a crowded and thriving field, author Nita Gould has written a stand-out exemplar of the True Crime genre. In Remembering Ella, Gould uses contemporary newspaper accounts, court records, and … [Read more...] about Book Review: Remembering Ella