Stephanie Soileau’s new novel, “Should the Waters Take Us,” is an all-encompassing epoch that spans generations, geography, and even climate.
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Toby currently lives in Austin, TX. His writing has appeared in Barrelhouse Magazine, Deep South Magazine, The Writing District, and Coffin Bell Journal. His novel, Dark Roux (Unsolicited Press, 2022), is set in South Louisiana, the place of his birth.
“The Bad Poor” Digs into the Heart of Grit Lit
Mitch Ploskonka traces the rise of Grit Lit, a genre of contemporary literature that grapples “with the sociohistorical baggage of poor white representation.”
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“A History of Heartache” Is a World Where No Saviors Are Coming
Bleak, clear-eyed, abrasive, and thoughtful stories about the forgotten folks of East Texas.
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North Carolina Is Haunted by Its Own History in “The Devil’s Done Come Back”
Ghosts seem to know better about who we are and what is right in “The Devil’s Done Come Back”
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Propelling into the “Weird South” with Melanie Benson Taylor’s New Collection on Postplantation Literature
A review of Melanie Benson Taylor’s “The Weird South: Ecologies of Unknowing in Postplantation Literature.”
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“World Without End” Unveils a World with Hope (Still)
A review of Martha Park’s essay collection, “World Without End: Essays on Apocalypse and After.”
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Two Hurricanes: Family Secrets Surface in the Wake of Katrina in “Behind the Waterline”
In New Orleans, floodwaters don’t just expose pipes and studs inside of walls — they can expose family secrets, too.
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“Swamp”: A Historical Novel Full of Symbolism, Metaphor
The persona of Benito Juárez, revolutionary and first president of Mexico, transports readers to pre-Civil War New Orleans in this tale of bear fights, murders, infatuation, and yellow fever.
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Social Justice Propels “Pay the Piper”
Daniel Kraus brings the late George Romero’s last manuscript to light in this horror novel.
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Native Woman Looks Back to Move Forward
Leah Myers’ has structured her memoir as a totem pole, carving into history the stories of the three generations before her.
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