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!

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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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EP15. Southern Noir Narratives