Bill Thompson
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"I would like to think that a book such as this truly came deep from his heart and pride and that it means much to him. I would take it as a huge accomplishment."—Dew on the Kudzu (Idgie)
"Thompson's own literary style is as smooth and inviting as that of many of the authors he has written about."—Charlie Nutt (Free Times)
"Bill Thompson has for what seems forever been the Lowcountry's chronicler of books, good and bad, big and small, and this book bears testament to the great good work on behalf of the word he's been doing all these decades. This is a terrific compendium of publishing history and criticism, not to mention a joy to read!"—Bret Lott, College of Charleston
"Taken one by one, the pieces in Bill Thompson's first collection spotlight his matchless gifts: an active, fluent intelligence; a talent for listening and taking artists on their own terms; and a scope that honors both the local and far-flung. Together, they conjure up the Thompson era, a golden thirty-year span when each week brought a fresh bulletin from the cultural front."—Catherine Holmes, College of Charleston
"From fiction and biography to books about travel, history, crime, television, the Charleston Renaissance, the environment—his range is wide. What's more, the essays are just plain fun to read. Bookstores may have come and gone, and the publishing industry is in a state of panic. But we are a strong writing community today, thanks in no small measure to the Thompson era."—Josephine Humphreys, from the foreword
"These hand-picked essays . . . are literary gems in their own right."—Charleston Style & Design Magazine
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