The best Southern novels, poetry collections, and nonfiction books of November 2021.
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The Best Southern Books of October 2021
The best Southern books of October 2021.
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The Best Southern Books of September 2021
The best new Southern novels, essays, and poetry of September 2021.
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The SRB is Looking for New Editors
The Southern Review of Books is growing! To keep up with our eager readership, we’re looking to add to our all-volunteer editorial team.
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From Missouri to California: The Evolution of “Child in the Valley”
Author Gordy Sauer writes about the process of writing his new novel, “Child in the Valley.”
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Steven Rinehart on the Fine Art of Being Someone Else
“Before I became a ghostwriter, the only part of myself I put into my writing, other than trying to make it as good as I could, was whatever I was trying to unearth about my own experience by camouflaging it through my fiction.”
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The Best Southern Books of June 2021
A roundup of LGBTQ Southern authors and books previously featured on the SRB.
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Behind the Scenes of “The Blue Line Down”
Author Maris Lawyer writes about the making of her new novel, “The Blue Line Down.”
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The Best Southern Books of May 2021
From Kentucky poetry to novels set in Texas and New Orleans, here are the best Southern books of May 2021.
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The Best Southern Books of April 2021
The best new Southern novels, essays, and poetry of April 2021.
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