A review of Isla Morley’s novel “The Last Blue.”
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“Ghost Forest”: Absence Is as Important as Presence
Pik-Shuen Fung’s debut novel, “Ghost Forest,” is a slim but compelling meditation on history, absence, and regret.
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Wrestling with Reality in “The Big Door Prize”
M. O. Walsh’s recent novel, “The Big Door Prize,” is set in Deerfield, Louisiana, featuring a new machine that promises to reveal life’s purpose for the townspeople.
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Looking Beyond the Lines: Suchitra Vijayan’s “Midnight’s Borders”
Suchitra Vijayan’s “Midnight’s Borders,” a book of narrative reportage, raises pertinent questions about the very foundations of India’s nationalism — the cartography of South Asian nation-states.
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“This Life” Draws Attention to Life Behind Bars and the Transcendent Power of Rap
A review of Quntos KunQuest’s debut novel, “This Life.”
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Zilphia Horton: A Woman of Empathy, Compassion, and Connection
A review of “A Singing Army,” a biography of little-known activist Zilphia Horton and her time at the Highlander Folk School.
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Dreaming “In the Heights”: From Broadway to the Big (and Little) Screen
A review of the musical-turned-film, “In the Heights.”
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Elizabeth Spencer: “A Veritable Seurat of Southern Life”
A review of Modern Library’s reissued edition of Elizabeth Spencer’s collection of short stories, “The Southern Woman.”
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People are Beastly in “Filthy Animals”
Brandon Taylor’s short story collection, “Filthy Animals,” is set in the Midwest and the South with characters that are extra-aware of their hungers.
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Karen Salyer McElmurray’s “Voice Lessons” Finds Beauty in the Broken and Redefines the Self
A review of Karen Salyer McElmurray’s new memoir, “Voice Lessons.”
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