University of Mississippi English professor and award-winning short story writer Jeffrey Stayton signs his first novel, "This Side of the River," at 5 p.m. Feb. 16 at Off Square Books. The book tells the fictional story of a group of young Civil War widows who rise up and seek revenge after surviving General Sherman's historic March to the Sea. This year is the sesquicentennial of the end of the Civil War. Find out more »