Barry Hannah: A Short Ride with the “2nd King” of Mississippi Literature
Will Barry Hannah’s death prompt the sort of popularity that largely eluded him in life–as it does for so many writers? Louis Bourgeois has done his part,…
Riding Around with Barry Hannah: Long Last Happy
Barry Hannah was anything but in-between. He was obsessed with the best and the worst of both his region and country. He was such a remarkable…
Top 5 and Why: Best Barry Hannah Books
It’s a tough choice but if you had to choose, which ones? Why? 1. Airships Hannah’s 1978 collection Airships, Barry Hannah sets stories from the northern front of the Civil…
A Thing of Necessity: Larry Brown, Barry Hannah, and Brad Watson
Much has been discussed about the late Larry Brown’s rough characters, and his unusual literary path. Much also about the late Barry Hannah’s originality. The following…
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