Book Review

Southern Fried Farce: A Buffet of Downhome Humor from the Best of Southern Writers

edited by Henry Oehmig

Building on and stemming from the American South’s grand tradition of hilarious observations, stories, and characters, the contemporary writers presented in this anthology show just how funny life can be South of the Mason-Dixon Line. Clyde Edgerton, Celia Rivenbark, Jacks Pendarvis, George Singleton, John T. Edge, Lisa McLeod, David Magee, Susan Reinhardt, Lisa Daily, Roy Blount Jr. and many others have crafted essays and twisted yarns that will have readers laughing out loud—even if they're Yankees!