North Carolina Is Haunted by Its Own History in “The Devil’s Done Come Back”

Ghosts seem to know better about who we are and what is right in “The Devil’s Done Come Back”

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Fraternity, Power, and Xanax in Max Marshall’s “Among the Bros”

A Review of Max Marshall’s “Among the Bros: A Fraternity Crime Story.”

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Three Women in Exile Ache for Cuba in “The Eternal Forest”

A review of Elena Sheppard’s memoir, “The Eternal Forest.”

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Disability, Grief, and Haunted Indigenous Folklore in “The Whistler”

Nick Medina’s “The Whistler” is an Indigenous horror that pairs the loss of autonomy with paranormal folklore.

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“Shedding Season” Casts a Spell

In their poems, Jane Morton finds incredible strength and beauty in being cracked open, shedding what no longer serves in order to become something new.

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Verdant Leaves and Apples Red as Blood: Austyn Wohlers’ “Hothouse Bloom”

In her debut novel Hothouse Bloom, Austyn Wohlers explores a millennial pastoral through the story of Anna, a former painter in her late twenties who flees home in search of paradise, only to witness its collapse. When Anna learns that her grandfather, Joe, has left her his orchard, she abandons her painting career and moves…

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Poetry Flowing from History in “You’re Called by the Same Sound”

A review of Alicia Wright’s August 2025 poetry collection “You’re Called by the Same Sound.”

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Sarah Pekkanen’s “The Locked Ward” is an Escapist Thriller

A review of Sarah Pekkanen’s new novel, “The Locked Ward.”

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