Capturing the 'Voices of Mississippi'

Ask a Bookseller · Jan 25, 2019 · 1m

Every week, The Thread checks in with booksellers around the country about their favorite books of the moment. This week, we spoke with Kelle Barfield from Lorelei Books in Vicksburg, Miss."Mississippi is renowned for so many fabulous authors: Tennessee Williams, William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Willie Morris, more contemporary authors like Jesmyn Ward," says bookstore owner Kelle Barfield. "But we also have a very rich tradition of storytellers."When William Ferris was growing up on a farm outside Vicksburg, Miss., he got access to a tape recorder — a rare technology in the 40s and 50s. And…