Venessa Saunders’ “The Flat Woman” treads the line between reality and absurdity.
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If You Don’t Slow Down, You’ll Miss It: A Closer Look at Life in “No Less Strange or Wonderful: Essays in Curiosity”
A review of A. Kendra Greene’s essay collection “No Less Strange or Wonderful: Essays in Curiosity.”
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Fluidity in History: Tara Roberts’ “Written in the Waters”
Reading Written in the Waters by Tara Roberts was a profound emotional journey into the heaviness of the past and how history moves fluidly into the beauty and problems of the present.
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Finding Meaning in Female Emptiness in “Softie”
A review of Megan Howell’s striking short story collection, “Softie.”
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How the Rhythmic Beating of “Vibe” Carried Me Beyond Borders
A review of “Vibe: The Sound and Feeling of Black Life in the American South” by Corey J. Miles.
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Home Heals in “The River Runs South”
A review of Audrey Ingram’s debut novel, “The River Runs South.”
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