EP15. Southern Noir Narratives
from Tales In Our Times Hosted by Timothy Davis
This week’s episode takes us to the American South, where Janet walks us through the origin and proliferation of the Southern Noir genre. Listen in to learn what makes a noir genre specific, and how the South developed such a substantial foothold in this particular canon. See below for Books Mentioned! Intro song Bookmark and editing by Quatroizer. Logo art by Gabriel de Mello. Books Mentioned: Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor All the Sinners Bleed by SA Cosby A Slice of Fried Gold, Taste My Memories by Nick Frost The Return of Faraz Ali by Aamina Ahmad The Three Dimensions of Freedom by Billy Bragg The Gospel Singer by Harry Crews They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? by Horace McCoy Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt Blacktop Wasteland by SA Cosby Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke Winter’s Bone by Daniel Woodrell No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
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