The philosophical takes in Alison Gunn’s “Nowhere” combines small-town dynamics with all the best components of horror writing to create a genre-bending page turner.
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“Wayward” Women Struggle for Bodily Autonomy in “Women of a Promiscuous Nature”
From the American Plan in 1918 to the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2026 in, well, 2026, women’s bodies and sexuality seem to be the perennial target of men in positions of authority. In Donna Everhart’s historical novel Women of a Promiscuous Nature, ordinary women in 1940s North Carolina resist their unjust incarceration at the State Industrial…
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Atchafalayan Birds, Myths and Haunts in “Station of the Birds”
Betsy Sussler’s “Station of the Birds,” is a tight, thrilling novel set in the bayous, swamps, and drug dens of the Louisiana backcountry.
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Three Trimesters Inside of a Cult Nightmare
A nonverbal autistic trans man. A worm-worshipping cult. An unwanted pregnancy. Andrew Joseph White’s latest horror novel is as unsettling as its opening line promises.
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Fabulist and Sincere: Burnside Soleil’s “Berceuse Parish”
A review of Burnside Soleil’s debut poetry collection, “Berceuse Parish.”
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Cozy Chaos at The Chickadee in “The Best Little Motel in Texas”
In The Best Little Motel in Texas, Lyla Lane brings together the most delightful tropes from cozy mystery and romantic comedy while adding a slight twist to each.
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From Hawkins to New York: “Stranger Things” on Broadway
A review of the Broadway play, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow.”
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“A Love Tap”: A Tender, Visceral Debut
At the core of this collection is Wade’s complex relationship with his father, whose presence is at once both painful and familiar.
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“Kin” Is a Study in Sisterhood, Motherhood, and Unconditional Love
“It is sad to not have a mother… But sadness is one thing. Grief is another.”
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Tupac Shakur, By Those Who Knew Him
A review of Jeff Pearlman’s “Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur.”
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