S.A. Cosby, a Writer of Violent Noirs, Claims the Rural South as His Own

After years of small breaks, Cosby has found big success with “Blacktop Wasteland” and “Razorblade Tears,” propulsive books about family, sex, race, class and the stain of Southern history.After years of small breaks, Cosby has found big success with “Blacktop Wasteland” and “Razorblade Tears,” propulsive books about family, sex, race, class and the stain of Southern history.Read MoreCosby, S A, Books and Literature, Razorblade Tears: A Novel (Book), Writing and Writers, Blacktop Wasteland (Book)