AMI Audiobook Review

Kiss My Foot: The Humor and Heart of Eudora Welt

Episode Summary

Danielle McLaughlin brings us into the witty, richly drawn world of U.S. writer Eudora Welty. With her unmistakable Southern voice and razor-sharp character sketches, Welty’s stories like The Ponder Heart and Why I Live at the P.O. reveal the humor, heartbreak, and human oddities of small-town life. We unpack the charm of her unreliable narrators, larger-than-life characters like Uncle Daniel and Bonnie D., and the fine line between comedy and tragedy.

Episode Notes

Danielle McLaughlin brings us into the witty, richly drawn world of U.S. writer Eudora Welty. With her unmistakable Southern voice and razor-sharp character sketches, Welty’s stories like The Ponder Heart and Why I Live at the P.O. reveal the humor, heartbreak, and human oddities of small-town life. We unpack the charm of her unreliable narrators, larger-than-life characters like Uncle Daniel and Bonnie D., and the fine line between comedy and tragedy.