A review of John Brandon’s latest book, “Ivory Shoals.”
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Bradley Sides is the author of two short story collections, Those Fantastic Lives and Crocodile Tears Didn't Cause the Flood, a 2024 Book of the Year finalist at Southern Literary Review. His fiction has been featured on LeVar Burton Reads, and his reviews, interviews, and essays appear at Chapter 16, Electric Literature, The Rumpus, Southern Review of Books, and elsewhere. He lives with his wife in Madison, Alabama, where, on most days, he can be found teaching writing and literature at Calhoun Community College. His next book, The Volcano Keeper, will release in October 2026 from Regal House Publishing.
Balancing Heartache with a Hope That Things Can, Maybe, Be OK in “Revival Season”
A review of Monica West’s debut novel, “Revival Season.”
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The Transformative Possibilities in ‘The Reincarnations’ by Nathan Elias
An interview with Nathan Elias about his collection of short stories, “The Reincarnations.”
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Redemption and Hope in “Lord the One You Love is Sick”
Kasey Thornton captures the complicated dynamics of the rural South in her debut novel-in-stories, “Lord the One You Love is Sick.”
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“Cuyahoga” Adds to the Elite Company of American Tall Tale Heroes
Pete Beatty’s exhilarating, laugh-out-loud debut novel, “Cuyahoga,” gives birth to literature’s next great tall-tale hero, Big Son.
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