Lemuria Bookstore Blog

SCOOP Studios Contemporary Art is having a show for William Goodman this weekend in Charleston, South Carolina. I have followed William’s art for some time now and have been surprised, amazed, and excited about his maturation as an artist. His work has been shown in galleries in Chicago, Washington, D.C., New Orleans, New York, and [...]

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Around 25 years ago, I met Larry Brown. My pal and great bookseller, Richard Howarth, had mentioned to me that he had met a great reader though his store (the incomparably fine Square Books), who wanted to write. Soon there after, he introduced me to Larry Brown. At a party on a front porch in [...]

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Around 20 years ago, John walked into Lemuria, introduced himself, and asked, “Do you want to help me work on my new book?” As easy of a guy to like as John Grisham is, it was a no-brainer for me to say, “Sure, let’s give it a go.” As John was visiting Lemuria on Monday, [...]

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Families are the pride of Mississippi. In the Magnolia State many players on high school football teams were preceded by their fathers, grandfathers, uncles, brothers, and cousins. Coaches often coach their own sons and sons of former players. Generations of Mississippians are linked by this fraternal connection to this hometown team. As a result, legacies [...]

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One of the most heated high school football rivalries in America takes place every year in southeast Mississippi. As one long time Mississippi high school football fan stated, “Turn out the lights, lock the doors, hide the women and children because West Jones and Wayne County are playing football tonight.” Here is what the Mustangs [...]

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Gridiron Glory has captured some of the classic moments in one of the most fascinating high school rivalries in Mississippi–the Jackson Academy Raiders and the Jackson Prep Patriots. This annual gridiron classic is more competitive than others because it often involves people in the same household. It’s one room in the house versus another room [...]

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According to longtime Booneville assistant football coach Riley Presley, “When a male child is born in Booneville he learns 48 Sweep coming down the birth canal.” Every kid who has ever played football at Booneville High School under “The Legend” is taught 48 sweep before anything else. The play is so ingrained in the fabric [...]

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One of the main motivations for my two sons, Marty and Mike, and me to start writing about Mississippi high school football came about in 2006 when Mississippi was selected as the top high school football state in the United States. While some football fans, namely those in Texas, Florida and Ohio were surprised, the [...]

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When I was a little girl growing up in Laurel, Mississippi, my mother would tell me stories about Leontyne Price, the famous opera singer, born in Laurel, but  then currently residing in the big city of New York.  I was shown the house where Leontyne’s mother had been a housekeeper and was told  how the [...]

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On my travels to hear music throughout Mississippi, I enjoy setting the tone by visiting Mississippi Blues Trail markers. Scott Barretta, author of State of Blues, has written and designed,with Jim O’Neill, many of these blues trail placements. I’ve found it’s fun to slow my journeys, seek out a marker while listening to the music [...]

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