Dominon (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) is the first novel by Addie E. Citchens.

The story is a taut family drama set in small Mississippi town where local secrets have explosive force.

“This Faulknerian, God-troubled novel is an earthly scorcher shot through with unforgettable images . . . Readers will be stunned.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Citchens was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and lives in New Orleans.

A graduate of Jackson State University, she studied in the Florida State University Creative Writing Program and the Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop.

Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review and the Oxford America, among other publications.

Keith Sykes is a singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer.

More than 100 of Sykes’ songs have been recorded by John Prine, Rosanne Cash, The Judds, Jerry Jeff Walker, and George Thorogood.

Sykes may be best known for co-writing “Volcano,” the title track of Jimmy Buffett’s 1979 album.

His memoir, A Very Short Time, is now available.

Prayer Bailey is a songwriter/instrumentalist from Horn Lake, MS.

She has recently made appearances at blues festivals across the region, including Chicago and the Women in Blues shows in Clarksdale, MS.