In Every Day by the Sun, Dean Faulkner Wells recounts the story of the Faulkners of Mississippi, whose legacy includes pioneers, noble and ignoble war veterans, three never-convicted murderers, the builder of the first railroad in north Mississippi, the founding president of a bank, an FBI agent, four pilots (all brothers), and a Nobel Prize winner, arguably the most important American novelist of the twentieth century. She also reveals wonderfully entertaining and intimate stories and anecdotes about her family—in particular her uncle William, or “Pappy,” with whom she shared colorful, sometimes utterly frank, sometimes whimsical, conversations and experiences. This deeply felt memoir explores the close relationship between Dean’s uncle and her father, Dean Swift Faulkner, a barnstormer killed at age twenty-eight during an air show four months before she was born. It was William who gave his youngest brother an airplane, and after Dean’s tragic death, William helped to raise his niece. He paid for her education, gave her away when she was married, and maintained a unique relationship with her throughout his life. From the 1920s to the early civil rights era, from Faulkner’s winning of the Nobel Prize in Literature to his death in 1962, Every Day by the Sun explores the changing culture and society of Oxford, Mississippi, while offering a rare glimpse of a notoriously private family and an indelible portrait of a national treasure.
In the 1930s duck hunters stopping at The Peabody Hotel were carrying two wild ducklings in their pockets. They set the ducklings, whom they named Willie and Belle, in the lobby fountain and forgot about them. The ducks soon became a popular attraction at The Peabody. The only problem is that Willie wants to fly away and rejoin his wild flock, whereas his sister, Belle-Duck, wishes to remain at The Peabody Hotel and swim in the fountain. Their wise mother, Maggie, knows in her heart what each of her ducklings must do.Story by Dean Faulkner Wells; black and white illustrations by Renee Boyles; children's book, ages 7-9, paperback, 56 pages, ISBN 978-0-9116242-80-0, 14.95."Every so often we discover with pleasure a story which deserves to become a classic. Crafted with love and gentle humor, Belle-Duck at The Peabody may be just that: a tale destined to be enjoyed by generations of children like the works of Beatrix Potter, Ernest Thompson Seton, and E.B. White. Wells' tale of a family of ducks in the fountain of The Peabody Hotel in Memphis is based on a true story. In 1930, two hunters dropped some ducks into the fountain as a prank. A hotel employee helped them adjust to life at the top, and they became local stars....Tender comical drawings by prize-winning artist Renee Boyles partner the text. Memorable ones include a fierce dog discovering the ducklings and a pocketed, peeking Belle."The Birmingham News"Parents, this is a tale for your children on the adventures of Belle and Willie and their mother, Maggie. Hunters who caught these three ducks don't quite know what to do with them; so they bring them to The Peabody Hotel in Memphis...."The Commercial Appeal's Mid-South Magazine"Belle, the baby duckling, and Willie, her brother, were barely hatched when they were captured by hunters. Soon they found themselves in a huge city, in a huge building with a marble pond where they swim every day to the delight of visitors. Dean Faulkner Wells tells a delightful story to explain how the ducks first came to the fountain of The Peabody Hotel in Memphis. Belle is happy in her new home, but Willie, the renegade (named for another prominent Mississippi author, Willie Morris) longs to return to the freedom of the skies....Renee Boyles' illustrations of the ducks in the wild and in the Peabody lobby add to the pleasure any child will find in this book."The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, MS "This is a children's story recommended for parents interested in starting young children on a rich regional literary journey. Dean Faulkner Wells' Belle-Duck at The Peabody is a book to be savored in its simplicity yet is full of symbolism. The art work by Renee Boyles is beautifully done."The Arkansas Democrat
A treasure trove of recipes submitted by the country¿s most celebrated authors. Originally published in 1981, this all-new collection features a wide range of recipes, with dishes and anecdotes offered by writers of every imaginable stripe, ethnicity, region, and culture in America. This unusually tangy assortment of more than 150 recipes runs the gamut from tofu to chili. The collection gives particular emphasis to contemporary southern writers -- Padgett Powell, Jack Butler, Larry Brown, Ellen Gilchrist, Josephine Humphreys, and others -- although their recipes are often far from being quintessentially ¿Southern.¿ ¿A collector¿s item for food-doting lovers of American literature.¿
In Every Day by the Sun, Dean Faulkner Wells recounts the story of the Faulkners of Mississippi, whose legacy includes pioneers, noble and ignoble war veterans, three never-convicted murderers, the builder of the first railroad in north Mississippi, the founding president of a bank, an FBI agent, four pilots (all brothers), and a Nobel Prize winner, arguably the most important American novelist of the twentieth century. She also reveals wonderfully entertaining and intimate stories and anecdotes about her family—in particular her uncle William, or “Pappy,” with whom she shared colorful, sometimes utterly frank, sometimes whimsical, conversations and experiences. This deeply felt memoir explores the close relationship between Dean’s uncle and her father, Dean Swift Faulkner, a barnstormer killed at age twenty-eight during an air show four months before she was born. It was William who gave his youngest brother an airplane, and after Dean’s tragic death, William helped to raise his niece. He paid for her education, gave her away when she was married, and maintained a unique relationship with her throughout his life. From the 1920s to the early civil rights era, from Faulkner’s winning of the Nobel Prize in Literature to his death in 1962, Every Day by the Sun explores the changing culture and society of Oxford, Mississippi, while offering a rare glimpse of a notoriously private family and an indelible portrait of a national treasure.
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