Newspaperwoman of the Ozarks Wins 2024 Missouri Literary Award
“A compelling biography that delves into the life of a pioneering journalist who shaped the Ozarks and beyond.”
Twenty Acres Reviewed in the Arkansas Historical Quarterly
“Good stories are to be cherished and shared. They also help us understand ourselves and our communities.”
Tombstone Epitaph Reviews Men of No Reputation
“…exposes the seedy underbelly of Boatright’s criminal influence on the otherwise idyllic Midwest at the dawn of the 20th century.”
Sarah Neidhardt talks Twenty Acres on WritersCast
“A wonderful, rewarding family memoir that will resonate both for elder veterans of the sixties and seventies ‘back to the land’ counter culture.”
Up South in the Ozarks Reviewed in the Journal of Southern History
“Whimsical and incisive in equal measure, Blevins blends the storytelling gifts of the folklorist with the keen lens of social science analysis.”
Newspaperwoman of the Ozarks Reviewed in Missouri Historical Review
“Lucile Morris Upton was an amazing woman who redefined herself time and again…”