A review of Trevor McKenzie’s book, “Otto Wood, the Bandit: The Freighthopping Thief, Bootlegger, and Convicted Murderer Behind the Appalachian Ballads.”
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“Late City” Asks If It’s Ever Too Late For Redemption
Imagine Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, only instead of being visited each night by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, you are visited by God, just one night, on the eve of your death. Instead of seeing what is or what will be, you are exclusively revisiting moments from the past as if…
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“Palm Beach” Is More Than an Exploration of Wealth Inequality
A review of Mary Adkins’ novel, “Palm Beach.”
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“The War for Gloria” Explores the Degeneration of Bodies, Minds, and Ultimately, Lives
A review of Atticus Lish’s new novel, “The War for Gloria.”
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“Antiman” Takes Us on a Journey through Continents and Identities, Borders Be Damned
A review of Rajiv Mohabir’s new memoir, “Antiman.”
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“Where I Come From” Is Gentle, Full of Charms
Rick Bragg’s collection of essays, “Where I Come From,” is, as he claims in his prologue, about “the South’s gentler, easier nature,” covering everything from Tupperware to pick-up trucks, to pigs’ feet and po’boys.
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Ambiguous Meaning of Survival in “Afterparties”
The question of identity is central to each of the nine hard-hitting yet remarkably touching stories in Anthony Veasna So’s debut collection, “Afterparties.”
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“Wildwood Whispers” Is a Paean to the Wilderness
Willa Reece’s recent novel, “Wildwood Whispers,” weaves together feminism, romance and environmentalism.
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“Fight Songs” Explores the South’s History of Racism and its Relationship to Sports
A review of Ed Southern’s new book, “Fight Songs: A Story of Love and Sports in a Complicated South.”
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Big Cats, Bigger Questions: The Lions and Legal Dilemmas of “Pride of Eden”
A review of Taylor Brown’s novel, “Pride of Eden.”
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