North Carolina novelist Clyde Edgerton is most commonly recognized as a Southern writer, although readers across the United States and around the world identify with his stories of families and relationships. Edgerton is also known for the humor in his writing, and this trait is emphasized in his readings and performances, in which he often theatrically takes on the voices and mannerisms of his characters. In addition to his novels Edgerton has published stories in a variety of publications, and his short fiction has been included in anthologies such as New Stories from the South: The Year's Best (1990), and Writer's Harvest: An Annual Collection of New Fiction (1994). Edgerton's novels have been named among the Notable Books of the Year by The New York Times and included in the Publishers Weekly annual Best Books of the Year list. Teaching and writing have been continually intertwined in Edgerton's career, and...