A review of Nick Medina’s latest novel, “Savage Lake.”
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A Study of the Complexities of Love in “The Tulip Poplars”
A review of Silas House’s latest novel, an epic Appalachian romance called “The Tulip Poplars.”
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Horror Movies of the Mind: Nick Medina’s “Savage Lake”
The Fractured Selves of Christopher Linforth’s “Directory”
This collection of forty-one fragmented stories blur the boundaries between individual and collective identity.
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A Volcano Grows in Alabama
What is beautiful in the South is reintroduced to the reader of Bradley Sides’ “The Volcano Keeper.”
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The Best Southern Books of October 2026
Check out this month’s batch of new Southern poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
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Musical, Moving “Partita” is Revelatory
A review of Barbara Kingsolver’s “Partita.”
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A Revival After 16 Years: “New Stories From the South”
“New Stories From the South” makes its return after a sixteen-year hiatus with a new home at Blair.
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“Those Who Vanish” Remembers 35 Years of Guatemalan State Terror
A review of Patricia Grace King’s new short story collection, “Those Who Vanish.”
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Darkly Humorous and Vulnerable: “Ungrateful Immigrant Daughter”
A review of Kata Suvorova’s new memoir, “Ungrateful Immigrant Daughter.”
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Sex, Shame, and Religion in Deesha Philyaw’s “The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman”
A review of Deesha Philyaw’s new novel, “The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman.”
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Recently Reissued “ATTA” Makes the Reader Part of the Conversation
A review of Jarett Kobek’s superbly crafted slip genre novel, “ATTA.”
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