Dayne Sherman: author, speaker, librarian

his heels, the tougher it gets for Hardin, who will remind readers of characters from the stories of O’Connor, Faulkner, and Welty. In these characters, Sherman truly shines. They come to life in back rooms and church pews, making for a strange déjà vu—these are people you know. These are people who make you wonder if they actually exist somewhere in the swamp. Those familiar with the south will immediately recognize old friends, old haunts. And those who haven’t spent time in that part