Thrity Umriger’s latest novel delivers an education in cultural values, religion, family secrets and the disparate ways of immigrant life.
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“Holy American Burnout!” Sparks Hope and Conversation
Enfield plays with structural conventions in his debut essay collection, “Holy American Burnout!”
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“Tell It True” Tackles Theme of Ethical Journalism
Tim Lockette draws on his professional expertise for this fast-paced novel for teens and older readers.
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“Bittersweet in the Hollow” Exposes Feminism and Secrets in Appalachia
Author Kate Pearsall’s horror fiction novel relies on traditional storytelling that preserves Appalachian folklore in modern society.
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Will the Feminist Revolt Come from the South?: Kiera V. Williams’ “Why Any Woman”
In “Why Any Woman: Feminism and Popular Culture in the Late Twentieth-Century South,” Keira V. Williams explores popular culture by and about southern women as a site of feminist consciousness-raising.
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Home Heals in “The River Runs South”
A review of Audrey Ingram’s debut novel, “The River Runs South.”
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Keagan LeJeune Explores the Cajun Beauty of “Finding Myself Lost in Louisiana”
Just like this place, LeJeune offers no easy answers. Louisiana doesn’t define you. And you definitely don’t define it. There is only ever the scenic byway, where the bayou connects, or the high ground of the next chenier.
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“The Dirty South” Questions Popular Conceptions of the South
“The Dirty South” by James A. Crank offers an alternative to the exploitative and misleading nature of our popular and academic understanding of the South.
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Bryan Washington’s “Family Meal” Is Like Fondly Flipping Through an Album of Old Family Photos
“Family Meal” follows lifelong friends – and sometimes lovers – Cam and TJ through ripping changes in post-pandemic Houston.
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Hurricane Visions in Maya Golden’s “The Return Trip”
A review of Maya Golden’s “The Return Trip.”
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