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The Oxford American is one of the South’s most iconic and acclaimed magazines. Published quarterly since 1992, Oxford American has distinguished itself as a periodical dedicated to exploring Southern culture and is a two-time National Magazine Award winner. A must-read for anyone interested in the region, the Oxford American includes features covering cultural, social, and environmental issues; insightful reporting on Southern thought leaders and personalities; and important new fiction and poetry.

Readers can access the digital version of the Oxford American on the e-reader of their choice, including Kindle, iPad, and Nook. Our website, OXFORDAMERICAN.ORG, keeps us in touch with readers between quarterly print issues and is updated weekly, allowing us to keep readers in the loop concerning all things Southern, including the latest developments in music, film, literature, fashion, art, and food.

“The Oxford American may be the liveliest literary magazine in America.”

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—Washington Post

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“At a time when culturalists warn that the South has lost its singular personality, that it suffers from regional sameness, the Oxford American presents a compelling argument otherwise.”

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The best and most original new American magazine of the last 25 years … It’s worth pausing to revisit why this

quarterly matters, and why so many people, not just in the South, will be

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The Oxford American is thriving today because its vision has always been passionate and true. Readers still

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OXFORD AMERICAN MISSION STATEMENTThe mission of the Oxford American magazine and the Oxford American Literary Project is twofold: cultural and educational. The Oxford American aspires to study, explore, and elucidate Southern culture via writing, music, food, photography, and art. The Oxford American Literary Project aims to promote the literary arts and encourage young and mature minds to pursue literature and literary journalism through fellowships, educational programs, and other unique projects.

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THE OXFORD AMERICAN MAGAZINEA must-read for anyone interested in the region, every issue of the Oxford American includes features covering cultural, social, political, and environmental issues; in-depth interviews with Southern thought leaders and personalities, and important new fiction and poetry. Our circulation strategy is aimed at an audience of engaged and active “cultural creatives”—connoisseurs of Southern writing, culture, and lifestyle.

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South on Main is a restaurant and performance venue that features the very best of Southern culture and cuisine.

The Oxford American organizes and presents programming at South on Main related to the content of the magazine, including musical performances and other multidisciplined events.

Oxford American’s Local Live series at South on Main—a free to the public concert series that showcases local and regional musicians each Wednesday night—celebrated its two year anniversary in September 2015. In addition, our 12-concert subscription series brings numerous renowned and up-and-coming artists to Little Rock—many of whom had never performed in the city previously—for unique and intimate concert experiences. Highlights include Rosanne Cash , Rodney Crowell, Iris Dement, Ruthie Foster, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Pokey LaFarge, Marcus Roberts Trio, The Bad Plus, Indigo Girls, Rhett Miller, Lera Lynn, Warren Wolf, Patterson Hood, and St. Paul & The Broken Bones. Contact your Oxford American representative for programming partnerships and sponsorship opportunities.

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Born into poverty in Mississippi at the close of the nineteenth century, Charley Patton and Jimmie Rodgers established themselves among the most influential musicians of their era. In Tune tells the story of the parallel careers of these two

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For 17 days and nights, Spoleto Festival USA brings an international roster of musicians to Charleston, South Carolina, for America’s premier international arts festival. The eclectic music program features jazz, blues and roots acts alongside its famed classical music and opera offerings, presented in Charleston’s most charming indoor and outdoor

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For a boy coming of age during the 1930s and ’40s, Greenville, Alabama, a small cotton-farming town in the Deep South, was a wonderfully rich environment. Greenville may have been small, but for author Cli! on K. Meador, MD, life growing up there was anything but dull.

In his memoir Sketches of a Small Town…circa 1940, Meador lovingly retells the stories that formed his values and shaped his life.

For young Cli! on and his friends, there’s plenty of trouble to stir up, ranging from a " eld " re, to buzzard hunting, to " ghts between the “country boys” and the “city boys,” and, of course, girls. # ere are also poignant moments, such as the loss of his best friend because of the impenetrable wall of segregation. And there are quirky characters—the town’s sole, somewhat frightening taxi driver; the intriguing, cross-dressing homosexual; and the eccentric agronomy professor turned failed farmer.

Sketches of a Small Town…circa 1940 not only tells one man’s story, but also beautifully captures the remarkable people, places, and events that characterized a unique lifestyle in a bygone era.

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“What we have here is a poignant, very funny, yet respectful look back at small-town life and characters in the Deep South in the ’30s and ’40s, pre-prosperity, before it was a recognized condition. Meador is a Mark Twain without the river and a Garrison Keillor without the snow... and Baptists instead of Lutherans. I loved this book.”

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SKETCHES OF A SMALL TOWN… CIRCA 1940. A MEMOIR.by Clifton Meador

Though it is an autobiography, this book reads like a novel…

plotting and pacing are superb and the humor reminds me of Mark Twain. —Amazon Reviewer

Readers who enjoyed Russell Baker’s Growing up and Ferrol Sam’s trilogy on Southern life, will love Clifton Meador’s Sketches of a Small Town…circa 1940. A memoir. I don’t know when I have enjoyed a book so much. —Amazon Reviewer

IN TUNE: CHARLEY PATTON, JIMMIE RODGERS, AND THE

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SCREAMING DIVASby Suzanne Kamata

Trudy, Cassie, Esther, and Harumi form a punk rock band in 1980s Columbia, South Carolina. Together they are The Screaming Divas. But will music heal them, or tear them apart?

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