Banjos, Barbecue and Boiled Peanuts
Jan 6, 2012
Banjos, Barbecue and Boiled PeanutsAuthor: Kirk H. Neely
Publisher: Hub City Press
Publication Date: October, 2011
ISBN: 978-189188581-5
From the Publisher:
A fitting sequel to A Good Mule Is Hard To Find, 2010 finalist for best book of nonfiction from the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance, this collection delves even deeper into the humor and lore of Southern life, the mysteries and truths that are wedged between its mountains, snake down its rivers, stalk its gardens and graveyards, lie hidden in its abandoned boxcars, collect beneath its fingernails.
From Idgie:
Kirk grabs you with his book titles, and then continues to reel you in with his sweet Southern stories. A pastor when he’s not a writer, he tends to find the good, gentle humor and fuzzy warmth in his day-to-day occurrences and shares them with us.
This is a book of anecdotes, all perfect for quick reads – about 2-1/2 pages each. He discusses homegrown tomatoes, good barbeque, why Northerners can’t figure out what all our sayings … and my favorite – Kudzu.
Kirk openly admits he writes what he knows about and he surely knows the South.
An enjoyable read.
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Reviewed by Idgie. If you would like to have the Dew review a book, please contact me at dewonthekudzu@gmail.com
