{"product_id":"bible-belt-blues-collected-essays-paperback","title":"Bible Belt Blues: Collected Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHal Crowther\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLike most progressive Southerners, Hal Crowther is decidedly angry about current social and political events, but few writers are more able than he to articulate the problems, the issues, and even the bitter humor of our present situation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHal Crowther is a writer who has made a long and illustrious career with sharp political and social commentary in the pages of national and regional outlets, from \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e to the \u003ci\u003eAtlanta Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e to the\u003ci\u003e Oxford American\u003c\/i\u003e. In this collection, Crowther turns his attention once again to the Bible Belt, the American South, where he finds plenty of fodder for the blues: the descent from George Washington to Donald Trump, the difficulty of finding civil political discourse in a world where folks spew vitriol from behind their keyboards, Klan members marching down the street in Crowther's hometown, the infantilization of culture (starring Mark Zuckerberg), the continued intertwining of religion and governance, and more. This essay collection features a foreword by eminent Southern writer Lee Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Girls\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSilver Alert\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHal Crowther\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning critic and essayist, a journalist whose work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNarrative\u003c\/i\u003e magazines, among many others, and in the \u003ci\u003eOxford American\u003c\/i\u003e, where his column \"Dealer's Choice\" was a finalist for a National Magazine Award. His columns and reviews have been published in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAtlanta Journal Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e, and many independent weeklies and journals. A recipient of the \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e's Mencken Award for Writing, he is the author of four essay collections and An Infuriating American: The Incendiary Arts of H.L. Mencken. His most recent collection was \u003ci\u003eFreedom Fighters and Hellraisers\u003c\/i\u003e (Blair, 2018). For his third collection of essays, \u003ci\u003eGather at the River\u003c\/i\u003e, he was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle prize for criticism. He lives in Hillsborough, NC, with his wife, novelist Lee Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52805513838899,"sku":"9781958888667","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QiH7V3R1LM9781958888667.webp?v=1764860301","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/bible-belt-blues-collected-essays-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}