Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
John Shelton Reed
Born: January 8, 1942 (age 82)
Bio: John Shelton Reed is a sociologist and essayist, author or editor of twenty books, most of them dealing with the contemporary American South. Reed has also written for a variety of non-academic publications such as The Wall Street Journal, National Review, and Oxford American.
Known for:
- Barbecue: A Savor the South® Cookbook (2016)