W. Ralph Eubanks

There is a palpable connection to the landscapes of Mis-sissippi displayed in the work of the state's many lauded writers. This connection to the land runs deep--across onerous lines of class, gender, and race--and spans gen-erations of authors birthed in the Magnolia State. It's dif-ficult to read Faulkner, Welty, Wright, and Ward and not come away with the very particular sense of place that the state and the greater American South represent in...