Celebrate Pride by reading one of the queer Southern fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books published in the first half of the year.
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All articles filed in Chelsea Risley
Chelsea Risley is a writer, editor, and floral designer in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She is the Executive Director of SoLit and Editor-in-Chief of the Southern Review of Books. She has an MFA from Queens University of Charlotte, and her work has appeared in Juked, Barrelhouse Magazine, Pidgeonholes, Kissing Dynamite, Lunch Ticket, and the Phi Kappa Phi Forum.
The Best Southern Books of May 2026
Check out May’s roundup of new Southern fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
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The Best Southern Books of April 2026
Check out this roundup of some of the best Southern releases of April 2026.
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The Best Southern Books of March 2026
The best Southern books of March 2026.
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“Maybe the Body” Explores Personal and Political Connections to Place
An interview with poet Asa Drake on her collection, “Maybe the Body.”
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The Best Southern Books of February 2026
A roundup of some of the best Southern books released in February 2026.
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The Best Southern Books of January 2026
A roundup of the best new Southern releases of January 2026.
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2025 Staff Favorites
The SRB editorial team looks back on the best books they read in 2025.
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Books to Celebrate in December 2025
A non-exhaustive list of queer Southern books published in the second half of 2025.
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The Best Books of November 2025
A roundup of the best Southern books of November 2025.
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