John J. McLaughlin / Hardcover / 304 pages

Peter Taylor is one of the South’s most celebrated writers—the author of acclaimed short stories, plays, and the novels A Summons to Memphis and In the Tennessee Country. The Peter Taylor Prize for the Novel, cosponsored by the Knoxville Writers’ Guild and the University of Tennessee Press, honors the memory and work of Peter Taylor by bringing to light new works of high literary quality. The newest addition to the distinguished list of recipients is John J. McLaughlin for his novel, Run in the Fam’ly. Six additional books have received this honor: Blood Kin by Mark Powell (2005), Fire on Mount Maggiore by John Parras (2004), Minyan: Ten Jewish Men in a World That Is Heartbroken by Eliezer Sobel (2003), Blue by Sarah Van Arsdale (2002), A House All Stilled by A. G. Harmon (2001), and The Marriage of Anna Maye Potts by DeWitt Henry (2001).