Losing Battles, Published 50 Years Ago, To Be Subject of Welty House and Garden Virtual Book Club
In honor of Eudora Welty’s April 13 birthday, the Welty House and Garden and Mississippi Department of Archives and History today announced #WeltyatHome, a new virtual book club. The first pick is Losing Battles, noted as Welty’s most ambitious novel. It was published April 13, 1970, on Welty’s 61st birthday, and it is about a family’s […] Read more »
Remembering Eudora on Her 111th Birthday
April 13 is a special day for those who love Eudora Welty. She was born April 13, 1909, in Jackson, Mississippi, and celebrated many happy birthday gatherings throughout her life. Birthday highlights from Welty’s life and career and events honoring her are featured here. In her later years, an annual birthday dinner at Bill’s Burger […] Read more »
Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Announces 2020 Award Winners, Moves Gala to 2021
The Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters has revealed its 2020 award winners, and several have special connections to Eudora Welty and the Welty Foundation. It was anticipated that the 41st Anniversary MIAL Awards Gala would be held on June 6 in Jackson at the Mississippi Museum of Art at 5:30 p.m., with readings and performances […] Read more »
Katy Simpson Smith Presents Virtual Reading of Her New Book, The Everlasting
Author Katy Simpson Smith, former Welty Chair for Southern Studies at Millsaps College, introduced her brand new novel, The Everlasting, via a virtual reading on You Tube, posted on Lemuria Books’ website. Smith was to have done a reading and book signing March 31 at Lemuria, but since the event has been postponed due to […] Read more »