‘Mississippi Is In My Blood’: Burdens, Violence and Future Films in Michael Farris Smith’s Novels

In the creepy and cavernous old building, Michael Farris Smith sits on a stool and shares a haunting passage from “Blackwood.” The virtual reading on the author’s website, filmed by Joe York, may resonate even more than its book-tour equivalent during this COVID-19 pandemic. The echoes of its isolation, the decay of its setting, the […]
‘In the Dark’ Reporter: Capturing COVID-19 Moments, Light and Resilience in the Mississippi Delta

“In the Dark” unveiled a new podcast series, “Coronavirus in the Delta,” which follows the myriad ways people living in the Delta are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.