“Cochran brings to light both the sidelong historical ruminations and the sorrowful depths of feeling that admirers have always sensed moving beneath the picaresque plots and the insouciant breezes of Portis’s prose.”
“It’s hard to describe the many strengths of this collection, which read like a poet at the top of his game instead of a debut collection.”
“Whimsical and incisive in equal measure, Blevins blends the storytelling gifts of the folklorist with the keen lens of social science analysis.”
“Lucile Morris Upton was an amazing woman who redefined herself time and again…”
“A number of lines are seared into my brain, triumphant and forthright in their brilliance.”
“a highly readable, highly usable volume, ,both a biography of Jack E. Hill, the pioneer of Arkansas documentary film journalism, and a guide to sixteen of his best films.”