“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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The Best Southern Books of March 2021
From Atlanta poetry to West Virginia short stories to Nashville hot chicken, here are the best new Southern books of March 2021.
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The Best Southern Books of February 2021
From Kentucky short stories to Louisiana poetry, here are the best new Southern books of February 2021.
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The Best Southern Books of January 2021
The best new Southern novels, poetry collections, and nonfiction books of January 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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The Best Southern Books of December 2020
From letters about family history to Quidditch to widowhood during the Civil War, here are the best Southern books of December 2020.
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