Deep and Wild reviewed in Southern Literary Review

To read a book about your home state is a bit like playing the lottery. You hope you hit big instead of suffering buyer’s remorse. Reading Deep and Wild – On Mountains, Opossums & Finding Your Way in West Virginia is like having the winning ticket, plus the multiplier.

Deep and Wild by Laura Jackson has received a glowing review in Southern Literary Review! Praising Jackson’s “wildly funny” prose and concurring that the opossum, not the black bear, has earned its rightful place on the book’s cover, the reviewer emphasizes how these essays gently balance humor and education, challenging readers’ preconceived notions about the 35th state.

Thank you to reviewer M. Lynne Squires and the Southern Literary Review! Read the full review here.