At the core of this collection is Wade’s complex relationship with his father, whose presence is at once both painful and familiar.
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Betsy Sussler’s “Station of the Birds,” is a tight, thrilling novel set in the bayous, swamps, and drug dens of the Louisiana backcountry.
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An interview with poet D.S. Waldman on his recent collection, “Atria.”
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The best Southern books of March 2026.
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A nonverbal autistic trans man. A worm-worshipping cult. An unwanted pregnancy. Andrew Joseph White’s latest horror novel is as unsettling as its opening line promises.
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A review of Burnside Soleil’s debut poetry collection, “Berceuse Parish.”
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An interview with Robert Gwaltney, author of “Sing Down the Moon.”
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In The Best Little Motel in Texas, Lyla Lane brings together the most delightful tropes from cozy mystery and romantic comedy while adding a slight twist to each.
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A review of the Broadway play, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow.”
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An interview with poet Asa Drake on her collection, “Maybe the Body.”
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“It is sad to not have a mother… But sadness is one thing. Grief is another.”
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