Tom Franklin Novel Selected for 2012 UM Common Reading Experience

OXFORD, Miss. – “Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter,” by Edgar Award-winning author Tom Franklin, has been selected for the 2012 Common Reading Experience at the University of Mississippi. “‘Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter’ meets all the criteria for our common reading book,” said Leslie Banahan, assistant vice chancellor for student affairs. “It’s accessible to students at allRead the story …

Commercial Dispatch: UM Professor To Join MUW Tribute to Eudora Welty

UM English professor Tom Franklin is one of 11 authors set for a program honoring the life of Mississippi writer Eudora Welty during the 22nd annual Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium Oct. 21-23, on the MUW campus Read the story.

Clarion Ledger: Q&A with Tom Franklin

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