A review of Leesa Cross-Smith’s paperback release of “Half-Blown Rose.”
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“Freedom House” Imagines a House for All
A review of KB Brookins’ volume of poetry, “Freedom House.”
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Narrative Dreaming in Leesa Cross-Smith’s “Half-Blown Rose”
Two Sisters Find Grace in “Mon Dieu, Love”
A review of Jane V. Blunschi’s novella, “Mon Dieu, Love.”
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The Best Southern Books of May 2023
The best Southern fiction, nonfiction, and poetry of May 2023.
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“We Are Too Many” Beckons Women Not to Hide
“We Are Too Many” by Hannah Pittard is a genre-busting memoir investigating the failure of her marriage after her husband has an affair with her best friend.
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Margaret Ray on Thunderstorms, Witness, and Florida
An interview with Margaret Ray on her new collection, “Good Grief, the Ground.”
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“Swarm”: Obsession Spirals into Instability
A review of the psychological horror series, “Swarm.”
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“The Auburn Conference” Delivers Notes of Hopefulness for Our Democracy
Author Tom Piazza explores politics in literature as debated by literary greats at a fictional literary conference following the Civil War.
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Resilience Through Generations in “Weyward”
A review of Emilia Hart’s debut novel, “Weyward.”
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Paradox and Perception of Appalachia: An Interview with Jessica Cory and Laura Wright
A new nonfiction collection works to defeat the “monolithic myth” surrounding Appalachia.
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V. Castro’s “The Haunting of Alejandra”: A Feminist Folk Lore Remedy
A review of the novel, “The Haunting of Alejandra,” by V. Castro.
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