{"product_id":"memphis-noir-paperback","title":"Memphis Noir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeonard Gill\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLaureen P. Cantwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A remarkable picture of contemporary Memphis emerges in this Akashic noir volume . . . Something for everyone.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cem\u003eMemphis Noir\u003c\/em\u003e covers train cars and Beale Street, hoodoo and segregation, Nathan Bedford Forrest and, of course, Graceland, and even includes a graphic novella.\" --\u003cem\u003eMemphis Flyer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAkashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with \u003cem\u003eBrooklyn Noir\u003c\/em\u003e. Each story is set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Featuring brand-new stories by: Richard J. Alley, David Wesley Williams, Dwight Fryer, Jamey Hatley, Adam Shaw, Penny Register-Shaw, Kaye George, Arthur Flowers, Suzanne Berube Rorhus, Ehi Ike, Lee Martin, Stephen Clements, Cary Holladay, John Bensko, Sheree Ren馥 Thomas, and Troy L. Wiggins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the introduction by Laureen P. Cantwell \u0026amp; Leonard Gill: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A city equal parts darkness and hope. A scarred city. An often violent one. But a resilient city too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e That's our Memphis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Like many cities, we have a namesake--in Egypt, Men-nefer became Menfe became Memphis, enduring and beautiful, on the banks of the Nile. Centuries later, another continent, another people, another river: Memphis, Tennessee, the soul of the Mississippi Delta, was formed. We are a place born of history, inhabited as much by memory as by the living--the past and present inextricably and inescapably linked . . . . Memphis is marvels and misfits--two-faced and unabashedly so.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e We are Memphis, and this is our noir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaureen P. Cantwell\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in eastern Long Island and eventually found her way to Memphis--\"the rock 'n' roll side of Tennessee.\" She lived in Midtown for two years while working as a librarian at the University of Memphis and grew to love the darkness of the city--and Elvis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeonard Gill\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in Memphis. He writes a book column and blog for the \u003ci\u003eMemphis Flyer\u003c\/i\u003e, the city's alternative newsweekly, and spotlights local writers for a monthly book feature in \u003ci\u003eMemphis\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701040582719,"sku":"9781617753114","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f916152614d5abd764635d4017697d46.webp?v=1765019106","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/memphis-noir-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}