Dan Leach Explores Y2K Apocalyptic Sincerity in “Junah at the End of the World”

“More than anything, I just wanted to show that, when you think the world is ending, you try to save the ones you love, and you save them with the language that has gained purchase in your mind. The best we can be to each other is sincere.”

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The Southern Summer Book Club: “Junah at the End of the World”

The final installment of The Southern Summer Book Club with Bradley Sides focusing on Dan Leach’s novle, “Junah at the End of the World.”

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Neighbors Hold Unusual Burials in “The Curious Calling of Leonard Bush”

Regardless of whether one might know Gilmore’s rural world intimately or not, “The Curious Calling of Leonard Bush” is an easy book to feel a kinship with because of its warmth — full of love, hope, kindness, and community.

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“Stagnant and Delirious”: A Conversation with Julia Elliott

An interview with Julia Elliott, South Carolinian and author of “Hellions.”

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The Southern Summer Book Club: “Hellions”

Part two of The Southern Summer Book Club with Bradley Sides focusing on Julia Elliott’s story collection, “Hellions.”

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Civil Rights and Hurricane Katrina Histories Converge in “Behind the Waterline”

In this interview, Kionna Walker LeMalle shares the experience and magic behind her debut novel.

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The Southern Summer Book Club: “Behind the Waterline”

The first edition of The Southern Summer Book Club with Bradley Sides focusing on Kionna Walker LeMalle’s novel, “Behind the Waterline.”

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Linking Grief and Joy: An Interview with Marguerite Sheffer on “The Man in the Banana Trees”

An interview with Marguerite Sheffer about her new collection “The Man in the Banana Tree.”

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“Little Ones” Blurs Lines Between Graphic Narratives and Prose

Grey Wolfe LaJoie’s debut story collection, “Little Ones,” mixes fairy tales, fables, and the bizarre for one wholly original and quite dazzling book.

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“The Road to the Country”: A War Novel About Brotherhood, Friendship

Obioma captures guilt, fear, anger, hope, and love in his latest work. It’s a big and ambitious book, and it brilliantly succeeds.

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