Author Jonathan Corcoran recounts how he created his own identity after being disowned by his mother.
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To Wreck and Regenerate: Kirsten Reneau’s “Sensitive Creatures”
In her debut collection of essays, “Sensitive Creatures,” Kirsten Reneau leaves it all on the page: trauma, sexual assault, addiction, suicidal ideation, and amongst the angsty detritus, there remains the undertones of love and hope.
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Appalachian Music is Equalizer, Medicine, and Message in “The Express Way with Dulé Hill”
A review of the PBS documentary series, “The Express way with Dulé Hill.”
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“Rainbow Black”: Must-Read Crime Slash Love Story
A review of the novel “Rainbow Black” by Maggie Thrash.
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Mark Powell Presents “The Late Rebellion” of a Modern Southern Family
A review of Mark Powell’s novel, “The Late Rebellion.”
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“Nola Face”: A Bold and ‘Buggy’ Debut
The New Orleans literary landscape is rich, but Brooke Champagne’s memoir fills a gap in the Big Easy canon.
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“Stealing” Is Astute, Sensitive, and Relevant
A review of Margaret Verble’s novel, “Stealing,” now out in paperback.
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Andrew Boryga Asks How Much Fabrication is Allowable in Fiction in “Victim”
Victimhood is a complex subject, one with the capacity to instill empathy and create connection to the misfortunes of others, though sometimes accompanied by the stigma of helplessness. As Andrew Boryga’s novel Victim shows, it is a liability that can damage a life but can also be reclaimed as an asset to be unjustly exploited. Victim is the…
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Feeding the Ghosts: Ancestral Offerings and New Growth
Rahul Mehta’s new poetry collection closely examines lived experience by way of metaphor, narrative, juxtaposition and observation.
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Challenging Southern Masculinity in “The Last Saturday in America”
Poet Ray McManus explores the trend of how masculinity is defined in his latest collection.
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