Cultural Pillaging: Anthony Bourdain and the Exoticization of Ozark Culture By Justin Bergh On January 8, 2002, Food Network aired the premiere episode of A Cook’s Tour hosted by Anthony Bourdain. The episode’s title sequence immediately established the show’s deliberate divergence from the cooking demonstration structure of previously successful food television shows. … [Read more...] about Cultural Pillaging: Anthony Bourdain and the Exoticization of Ozark Culture
During ceremonies in Springfield on September 29, Steve Wiegenstein received the 2022 Missouri Author Award from the Missouri Library Association for his short story collection Scattered Lights. This collection was also a short-listed finalist for the 2021 PEN/Faulkner Fiction Award. The Missouri Library Association | stevewiegenstein (wordpress.com) … [Read more...] about Steve Wiegenstein Receives 2022 Missouri Author Award
In the video below, John Mort reads the preface from his latest novel, The Ballad of Johnny Bell: https://vimeo.com/753869877 This video was recorded and shared by Steve Yates … [Read more...] about John Mort Reading at 2022 Ozarks Symposium
Major funding for issue 11 of Elder Mountain was provided by Lynn Morrow. Thank you, Lynn! Issue 11 of Elder Mountain is now available through Amazon, Barnes &Noble, and numerous on-line sellers. Cover price is $10.00, (although Amazon may temporary inflate the price). Faith Collins served as the general editor of this issue. The table of contents and … [Read more...] about Elder Mountain 11 Release
The Idea of Order in Arkansas By Terrell Tebbetts “. . . for here was a woman with a civilizing mission.” Junot Díaz in The Brief and Wonderous Life of Oscar Wau "Please don't tell my mama" peals again from Mikey's puckered mouth— as when at five he did a Mondrian with scavenged paint, the neighbors' new-laid brick inviting like a canvas, or when at six he aimed … [Read more...] about The Idea of Order in Arkansas (Poetry)