Last month, author Boyce Upholt joined our book club to talk about his ambitious and riveting history, The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi. There was a vibrant discussion in the book club chat! Folks asked great questions and Boyce captivated us with his knowledge and stories about Earthworks, the Army Corps of Engineers (yes, he makes engineering history interesting!), and the future he sees for flood control on the Mississippi. Boyce will be in Jackson for the Mississippi Book Festival on September 14, so you can get him to sign your book then. And if you’re interested in more of Boyce’s writing on nature in the South, subscribe to his excellent newsletter, .
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Thank you, Boyce! And thanks again to our partners: Mississippi Book Festival, Lemuria Books, and Friendly City Books. Thank you to the team at Red Squared for recording our production at their studio in The Hangar.
Up next: we’re reading Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees by Aimee Nezhukumatathil. Join us on August 29 at 7 p.m. CT.
Book Club Replay: THE GREAT RIVER with Boyce Upholt