Introduction of author/ book

I have just started reading A Short History of a Small Place by T.R. Pearson. I started to read it because the description of the book was funny, all the reviews for the book were great, and because the back of the book said that it is "marvelously funny, bittersweet, and beautifully evocative." I am less than half way done with the book, so at this time I decided that I should look into the author to understand why he chose to write a book about the south, death, and insanity.

It turns out that T.R. Pearson was born and raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolina which is located near the imaginary town of Neely, North Carolina in his book A Short History of a Small Place. Pearson also mentions Winston-Salem a couple of times in the novel. His writing captures the unique social order, outlook, and voice of the South.

Pearson now lives in Virginia, so he likes to write about the Appalachain areas in Virginia. Some books that he has written recently are Blue Ridge and Polar which were New York Times notable books.

Pearson is a great writer that is enjoyable to read because of all the new, crazy, unexpected events that occur. Although some sentences are confusing because he does not distinguish who "he" or "she" is, the book is still easy to read. I look foward to learning more about Pearson's style and how the book will turn out.