Longhorn Reviews

By: Morris, Willie

One of many fine books by this quasi-native son, The Courting of Marcus Dupree chronicles the feverish college recruitment of a promising high school football player in the early ‘80s. Willie Morris, an editor of the Daily Texan in the 50’s, after a stint in The Big Apple returned home to Mississippi and found this story there. It’s more than the story of a high school football star and his family working their way through the tangle of possibilities and promises offered in the recruitment process. It’s a look into the soul of this town where twenty years before three young civil rights workers had been murdered.

Reviewer: Janice Duff

By: Reed, Pam

Those who’d rather go for a run before breakfast, or who want to know why anyone would, can find some insight here. Pam Reed is an ultra-runner, one of those who run races of 100+ miles. After such a run, in the dessert, she will eat, sleep, wake up and – yes, you guessed it – go for a little run, a short one with a friend, maybe 4 or 5 miles. Whether you’re a marathoner or a couch potato, you will be amazed by this woman’s drive.

Reviewer: Janice Duff