A review of Christopher Brown’s “A Natural History of Empty Lots,” which records Brown’s exploration of the murky lines between “nature” and “civilization.”
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All articles filed in Chaney Hill
Chaney Hill is an English, Ph.D. candidate at Rice University in Houston, Texas. She shares her home with one cat, three dogs, a fish, and her long-time partner. Outside of caring for her multi-species family, Chaney enjoys taking trips to the Texas Hill Country, writing, and eating elote from the neighborhood food truck. Her research interests include American literature of the South and the West, Critical Regionalism, Public Memory Studies, and Critical Texas Studies.
Something About the South
SRB editor Chaney Hill rounds up some of the books about the South that have captured her imagination over the years.
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A Slice of the Indigenous Literary Scene
SRB Editor Chaney Hill rounds up a few recent books that explore what Indigeneity looks like in the South.
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Rebelliousness, Fantasy, and Healing in “Magical/Realism”
An interview with Vanessa Angélica Villarreal on her new essay collection, “Magical/Realism.”
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Miracles and Horrors Abound in “The Last Philosopher in Texas”
Equal parts surreal and sharp, devastating and delightful, Daniel Chacón’s “The Last Philosopher in Texas” has something for everyone.
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Studying the Connections Between the U.S. South and the Global South
A non-exhaustive list of resources to help readers begin to understand colonial violence in Palestine.
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‘The Bullet Swallower’ Explores Who Pays for the Debts of Ancestors
Elizabeth Gonzalez James’ third novel asks what the relationship between revenge, retribution, reparation and remedy is.
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“Holy American Burnout!” Sparks Hope and Conversation
Enfield plays with structural conventions in his debut essay collection, “Holy American Burnout!”
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Lawrence Wright on “Mr. Texas” and What Makes Texas Special
Lawrence Wright is sitting in his home in Austin. In the background, I can see the warmly toned wall and the beginnings of an angled roof reaching toward a peak off-screen. The partial desk behind him is dark wood and has cloth-bound books on the shelves and notes on the desk. Behind him light trickles…
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LaToya Watkins Explores the Sweat, Love, and Lies of Texas in “Holler, Child: Stories”
A masterful and deeply heartful look into the lives of a diverse set of emotionally complicated characters in this short story collection set in Texas.
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