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Barry Hannah Friends Refuse to Have a Bad Day
Writer's comrades recount tales in A Short Ride: Remembering Barry Hannah By Emily Gatlin emilygatlin@bellsouth.net I did not always love Barry Hannah. In fact, there was a time when he scared the...
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Roundball Rebs Reignite Love of the Game
This season's team dribbles into casual fan's heart By Emily Gatlin emilygatlin@bellsouth.net Emily Gatlin spent four years as the manager of Reed’s Gum Tree Bookstore in Tupelo. Her frequent book...
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Cleanse Your Book Palate
Try recent releases from Jojo Moyes and Davy Rothbart By Emily Gatlin emilygatlin@bellsouth.net After my recent Gillian Flynn bender (Gone Girl was so nuts, I had to see what else she could come up...
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Paperbacks: Bringing Paper Back
Recent releases now available in paperback are a good compromise between hardcover and digital books By Emily Gatlin emilygatlin@bellsouth.net There is something to be said about a physical book. The...
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Need a Benediction?
New Kent Haruf novel sucks you in By Emily Gatlin emilygatlin@bellsouth.net A benediction marks the end of a church service, and in the case of Kent Haruf's new novel Benediction, it means the end of...
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Sorry, Eudora
For short stories, I prefer Flannery O'Connor By Emily Gatlin emilygatlin@bellsouth.net My forty-eighth printing paperback copy of Flannery O'Connor's The Complete Stories knocked me right out of my...
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When Dudes Write About Chicks, Man
Don't judge a book by the gender of its author By Emily Gatlin emilygatlin@bellsouth.net It might seem a little weird to read a book with strong, real female characters written by a man, but that is...
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Wolitzer Novel Lives Up to Its Title
Panoramic The Interestings meets expectations By Emily Gatlin emilygatlin@bellsouth.net I recently became a contributor to BookRiot.com, where my sole job is to talk about books to a worldwide...
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Finding Myself in Callahan Novel
And Then I Found You based on real reconnection with daughter By Emily Gatlin emilygatlin@bellsouth.net It's not every day an author tells you they have named a character for you, so when one tells...
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Pulitzer Pride: I Told You So
The Orphan Master's Son wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction By Emily Gatlin emilygatlin@bellsouth.net It's rather rude to say “I told you so” but I totally did. I told every person I could find with...
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Q&A With Julie Cantrell
Emily Gatlin chats with Oxford children's book writer turned novelist Julie Cantrell, bestselling author of "Into the Free" is an Oxford resident. HottyToddy.com's Emily Gatlin recently picked...
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City Slicker Knows Where Southern Crosses Dog
New Yorker has the goods in book set in Mississippi My name is Emily, and I am a Southern literature snob. Since that is all out in the open, you can only imagine how skeptical I was when I received a...
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Top 100 Books of the South
This blog by HottyToddy.com contributor Emily Gatlin originally appeared on BookRiot.com and appears here with permission. A Book Riot reader from the Midwest was so intrigued by my love letter to...
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Win a Copy of “The Husband’s Secret”
Moriarty novel is more than mere chick-lit. Secrets don’t make friends. Secrets SURE don’t make happy spouses. Australian writer Liane Moriarty’s new novel, The Husband’s Secret is not only about a guy...
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Book Review: “The Realm of Last Chances”
The Ole Miss family is always excited when one of our own publishes a new novel; when that person is Steve Yarbrough, the entire planet should be excited. Yarbrough, born in Indianola, Miss., received...
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Emily Gatlin Named New Editor-in-Chief of HottyToddy.com
Photo by Lydia Hart This week Emily Gatlin takes over the helm of HottyToddy.com as editor-in-chief. “I am excited to be a part of the rapidly expanding reach of www.hottytoddy.com. Growth of the web...
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Khayat Adds Another Distinction
Photo Courtesy of Nautilus Publishing Robert Khayat’s new book The Education of a Lifetime launched just seven days ago, but it is already the bestselling book in Mississippi. Publisher Neil White...
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UPDATE: Oxford Stores Preparing for Cold Beer
Room being made for cold beer at James Food Center on Jackson Avenue In 1972, Oxford passed an ordinance that allowed for the sale of beer in retail locations for the first time since all beer and...
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Bake the Bacon
This blog by HottyToddy.com Editor-in-Chief Emily Gatlin originally appeared at FoodRiot.com and appears here with permission. Secrets don’t make friends. But revealing bacon secrets makes friends with...
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Ten Books For Football Season
This post co-written by Minh Le and HottyToddy.com Editor-in-Chief Emily Gatlin originally appeared at BookRiot.com and appears with permission from both contributors. The wait is finally over:...
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BREAKING NEWS: Strickland Pleads Guilty to Aggravated DUI, Sentenced
The morning of October 27, 2012, Ole Miss students John and Sarah Wheat were on their way home to Oxford after a Race For the Cure event in Tupelo. John, a 30-year-old Maryland native, and his sister,...
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Community Yard Sale This Weekend For Adoption Benefit
Teagan, Tillie, and Talan Lavoie Kim and Steve Lavoie believe “love is not born in the womb, it is born in your heart.” A mission trip to Togo scheduled for the summer of 2012 changed their lives...
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Tailgating Like a Boss
Photo courtesy of Ole Miss Communications It’s time to go over the basics of tailgating. I have a lackluster record in the kitchen, but I have never lost while hostessing a party. My tailgating days...
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Sugar Magnolia Antique Mall: Family Tradition of Sweet Treats
Sugar Magnolia Antique Mall, located at 1919 University Avenue. Lois Swaney-Shipp was born in 1926 in Holly Springs, MS. Her love of antiques and history led her to a career as the curator of the...
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Rain, Rain The Ole Miss Way
The Yoste Family and Friends spread. The weatherman said there was a 30% chance of rain for Saturday. Always the optimist, I hear that as a “70% chance that it won’t rain.” I opted for cowboy boots...
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Hotty Toddy Hometown: Tupelo, Mississippi
Photo by Emily Gatlin From healthcare to education, tourism to economic development, Tupelo is a diverse and progressive city that is moving confidently and energetically into the 21st Century. Tupelo...
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New Photo Book Portrays Real Beauty Of Ole Miss
Photo by Robert Jordan, Ole Miss Communications Newsweek named Ole Miss the “most beautiful campus in America.” That was no surprise to Jeff McManus, Director of Ole Miss landscape services. In 2010,...
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Halloween Memories From the HottyToddy.com Staff
The HottyToddy.com staff was sitting around the last few days talking about their fondest memories of Halloween. Then we thought, “Hey, lets put these together and make a story!” Here are our fondest...
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HottyToddy.com Celebrates First Anniversary
HottyToddy.com is celebrating its first anniversary while reaching huge milestones. “HottyToddy.com has had a remarkable first year, thanks to our loyal readers, advertisers and supporters,” said...
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The Southerner’s Handbook: A Guide to Living the Good Life
Because I was born in the South, I’m a Southerner. If I had been born in the North, the West, or the Central Plains, I would just be a human being. -Clyde Edgerton Why is it that as Southerners, we are...
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