Description: In the spring of 1978, a disaffected college student ditches his pre-planned academic life for a season of adventure as a carny at the Myrtle Beach Pavilion.
Brief description: James D. McCallister is the author of four novels and a short story collection, as well as numerous pieces of short fiction, creative nonfiction, and academic writing. A lifelong South Carolinian, he resides in West Columbia with his wife and beloved brood of cats, muses all.
Review Quotes:
King's Highway is a journey not easily forgotten.
Carla Damron, The Stone Necklace
A coming-of-age story that any teenager, especially one who grew up in South Carolina, will recognize in some way as his or her own story.
Robert Lamb, Striking Out and Atlanta Blues
King's Highway provides the perfect literary scrapbook to relive a bygone era.
Robbie Robertson, Grand Strand Magazine
The author hits the bullseye with his main character, Myrtle Beach itself... what it felt like when we thought the fun would never end, and what it felt like when it finally did.
Ben Steelman, Wilmington Star-News
King's Highway is a wonderfully written first novel by James D. McCallister, who brings to life a bygone era on the Grand Strand. This should be required summer reading!
Karen Petit, the Shandon's Ivy League Mystery Series
James D. McCallister has given us a cleverly constructed, compelling story... McCallister's witty, unhurried style makes this book a winner.
Bert Goolsby, Her Own Law and Harpers' Joy