“The Cracks We Bear” by Catalina Infante (translated by Michelle Mirabella) asks incisive questions about mothering, both the act of being mothered and that of becoming one.
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For fans of Yaa Gyasi and Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie, this novel’s fresh and poignant writing is storytelling at its finest.
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An interview with Lolita Stewart-White about her poetry collection, “black frag/ments.”
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Michelle Peñaloza’s second full-length collection, “All the Words I Can Remember Are Poems,” reminds us of the function of poems: to record, to remember, to share.
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An estranged mother and daughter reconnect while hunting treasure in the Utah desert in this complex debut from Kathleen Boland.
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SRB editor Anna Harris-Parker talks about the books she found in the bargain bin that are now part of her 2026 year in books.
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A review of Biljana D Obradović’s new poetry collection, “Called by Distances.”
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Mlinko’s poems are meditative spaces where loss, grief, acceptance, and the natural world collide.
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A review of Bo Hee Moon’s newest poetry collection, “Birthstones in the Province of Mercy.”
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A roundup of the best new Southern releases of January 2026.
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A review of M.L. Rio’s novel, “Hot Wax.”
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