A roundup of LGBTQ+ Southern authors and books from the first half of 2022.
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All articles filed in Chelsea Risley
Chelsea Risley is a writer and floral designer in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Southern Review of Books and has an MFA from Queens University of Charlotte. 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 2022
The best Southern books of May 2022.
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The Best Southern Books of April 2022
The best Southern novels, poetry, and nonfiction from April 2022.
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Southern Identity, Poetry Education, and Horror: A Conversation with Christian J. Collier
A review with Christian J. Collier regarding his new collection of poetry, “The Gleaming of the Blade.”
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The Best Southern Books of March 2022
The best Southern books of March 2022.
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The SRB is Looking for New Editors
The Southern Review of Books is looking to add a Daily Editor and a Communications Director to our all-volunteer team! Daily Editor: The main responsibility will be to edit one review or interview by a contributing writer per week and participate in monthly editorial meetings. This would be a great role for someone with strong editing…
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The Best Southern Books of February 2022
The best Southern books of February 2022.
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The Best Southern Books of January 2022
From a novel set off the coast of Georgia to essays about Charlottesville, Virginia, these are the best Southern books of January 2022.
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The Best Southern Books of December 2021
The best Southern books of December 2021.
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2021 Staff Favorites
The editorial team looks back on their favorite books they read in the last year.
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