Lee Smith’s new novel, “Silver Alert,” reminds us that at every age, humans are tasked with making difficult life choices.
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“Sing With Me at the Edge of Paradise” Imagines What the World Could Be
A review of Joe Baumann’s short story collection, a magical realism debut.
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On Difference and Disability in “Secret Harvests”
A review of David Mas Matsumoto’s “Secret Harvests: A Hidden Story of Separation and the Resilience of a Family Farm.”
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The Origins of Appalachian Cuisine Explored in “Appalachia on the Table”
Author Erica Abrams Locklear explores a cultural history of Appalachian foodways.
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Weeding out Gender Inequity in Katy Simpson Smith’s “The Weeds”
A review of Katy Simpson Smith’s new novel “The Weeds.”
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“Freedom House” Imagines a House for All
A review of KB Brookins’ volume of poetry, “Freedom House.”
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Solace After Tragedy, in “This Isn’t Going to End Well”
The author Daniel Wallace explores what drove the brother-in-law he idolized to commit suicide.
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Poetry that Refuses to Settle: Denton Loving’s “Tamp”
A review of “Tamp” by Denton Loving.
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Mass for Shut-Ins Captures “Both Hell and Magic on Earth”
A review of the 117th volume of the Yale Younger Series of Younger Poets Prize.
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Strippers are Powerful in “P-Valley”
A review of the television series “P-Valley.”
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