Suzi Parker is a journalist, author and lifelong Southerner who lives and works in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her work has appeared in such diverse publications as "The Economist," "Penthouse," "The Christian Science Monitor," "The Washington Post," "Town & Country," "Salon," and many other national and international publications. She is the author of "Sex in the South: Unbuckling the Bible Belt" and "1000 Best Bartender's Recipes." "Echo Ellis: Adventures of a Girl Reporter" is her first novel. In 1999, she won a Society of Professional Journalists award in California for her Salon story "Blood M...