Stephanie Soileau’s new novel, “Should the Waters Take Us,” is an all-encompassing epoch that spans generations, geography, and even climate.
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The best Southern fiction, nonfiction, and poetry of August 2026.
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An interview with poet Anna Lena Phillips Bell on editing, meter, and her recent collection, “Might Could.”
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A review of Chelsea Rathburn’s recent poetry collection, “Broken Houses.”
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Yet even wrangling against existential horrors, Wright reminds readers that even this imperfect moment in which we exist is worth noting carefully and archiving.
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A review of Katherine Conner’s new collection of linked stories, “The Hanged Man.”
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A review of Justin Wymer’s poetry collection, “Let the Forest Go.”
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The third installment of our Southern Summer Book Club features Spencer K.M. Brown’s “Slow Fire.”
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Check out this non-exhaustive list of the best Southern books of July 2026.
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From teenage friendship and class inequality to comedy and the long road to publication, Richardson reflects on the ideas and experiences that shaped Paradise Pawn.
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A review of Scott McClanahan’s newest book, “Fights!”
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