A contributing opinion writer at the New York Times, Margaret Renkl is also the author of two essay collections, Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss and Graceland, at Last: Notes on Hope and Heartache from the American South. Publishers Weekly calls the latter “a well-written collection for anyone interested in everyday life below the Mason-Dixon Line.” Renkl discussed Graceland, at Last with WYPL’s Stephen Usery in late October.

This podcast comes courtesy of WYPL Book Talk in Memphis. Listen to it here. (And click here to read the Independent’s review of Graceland, at Last.)