River Jordan is a southerner with a global perspective. She began her writing career as a playwright and spent over ten years with the Loblolly Theatre group, where her original works were produced, including Mama Jewels: Tales from Mullet Creek, Soul, Rhythm and Blues, and Virga.
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BACKSTORY - Ride into it this Saturday - November 22, 2008 Thursday, November 20, 2008
(Our guest this week is best-selling novelist and muli-talented lady, Tiny McElroy Ansa. You won't want to miss it!"Ansa's first novel... is likable from beginning to end." -New York Times Book Review-) When a writer, a reader, or a life-loving, dirt stomping story telling fool takes to the road they are ALWAYS the richer for it I tell you. So journey with us as BACKSTORY stretches it's boundaries just a little and becomes BACKSTORY CITY LIMITS. It's about the sights we discover when we are on that journey, car windows down, scents of the night surrounding us, great tunes rumbling through those old speakers as we follow that white line to . . . Well, you get the idea. Backstory is more than a voice on the radio - it's a destination to discovery. And every week we discover cool sites to visit, new things to see, authors to listen to, new pages to turn, and some old tunes and new tunes that spark the creative spirit like fresh air. So yes, get you some. This Saturday from 4-6 Central time on 98.9lpfm Nashville or at www.radiofreenashville.org Okay - what's in store for this Saturday - We're going to take a look at how writers can preserve the best of the past while moving forward. We'll talk a bit about the National Book Award Winners (I'm applauding one of these with all my heart!) , and have a sit down chat with author and publisher, Tina McElroy Ansa, (see more on Ms. Ansa below) , we'll read a bit of Herman King's essay on the passing of the Delta Queen and pull out one of the must visit writing sites on the web - we swear if you missed it you missed a piece of Southern heaven. And, as always, thanks for tuning in and visiting BACKSTORY CITY LIMITS. Tell your friends and neighbors, get something to eat, to write on, and something to drink - and stay awhile! Tina McElroy Ansa is a novelist, publisher, filmmaker, teacher and journalist. But above all, she is a storyteller. She calls herself part of a long and honored writing tradition, one of those little Southern girls who always knew she wanted to be a writer. She grew up in Middle Georgia in the 1950s hearing her grandfather’s stories on the porch of her family home and strangers’ stories downtown in her father’s juke joint, which have inspired Mulberry, Georgia, the mythical world of her four novels, Baby of the Family, Ugly Ways, The Hand I Fan With and You Know Better. "Deliciously wise and wonderfully erotic." -Dallas Morning News "The pleasures of Tina McElroy Ansa's sharp-witted fourth novel, You Know Better, are obvious from the first pages" -Amazon.com "An absolute beauty...It crackles and sings with life." -Jill McCorkle Labels: Bob Seger, Delta Queen, Tiny McElroy Ansa
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BACKSTORY LIFE 11/15/08 Friday, November 14, 2008
Just shouting out to say YES, we are on live and playing great music, sharing great stories, and enjoying your company this Saturday.
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"Mystical and magically written, Saints In Limbo, is a beautiful novel from start to finish. With vivid characters and lush language, readers will find themselves thinking of Augusta Trobaugh's Resting in the Bosom of the Lamb. Fans of River Jordan will be thrilled with this latest work."
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