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Wrestling with the Angel in “Hallelujah Station”

By: Rachael Greene January 29, 2021July 12, 2021

ReviewsFiction, Hallelujah Station and Other Stories, M. Randal O'Wain, Short StoriesLeave a Comment

M. Randal O’Wain’s “Hallelujah Station and Other Stories” play out across a range of Southern urban settings from Memphis to Asheville and feature a cast of modern misfits encompassing diverse voices.

A Correlation Between Artistry and Solitude

By: Matthew Duffus January 27, 2021July 12, 2021

ReviewsAt the Center of All Beauty, Fenton Johnson, NonfictionLeave a Comment

Fenton Johnson’s “At the Center of All Beauty: Solitude and the Creative Life” examines artists from Thoreau to Rabindranath Tagore to Nina Simone to study the relationship between solitude and artistry.

Grief and Compassion in “The Collected Breece D’J Pancake”

By: Justin William Evans January 25, 2021July 12, 2021

ReviewsBreece D'J Pancake, Fiction, Short Stories, The Collected Breece D'J PancakeLeave a Comment

“The Collected Breece D’J Pancake,” a new edition from The Library of America, contains the complete collection of stories along with story fragments, selected letters, and a new introduction by Jayne Anne Phillips.

“Naked Came the Florida Man”: A Love Letter to Florida

By: Michel Sabbagh January 22, 2021July 12, 2021

ReviewsFiction, Naked Came the Florida Man, Tim Dorsey1 Comment

Tim Dorsey’s mystery novel, “Naked Came the Florida Man,” is both a love letter to and deconstruction of the Sunshine State.

A Tapestry of Connectivity in “I Have Been Assigned the Single Bird”

By: Jonathan Haupt January 21, 2021July 12, 2021

ReviewsI Have Been Assigned the Single Bird, Memoir, Nonfiction, Susan CeruleanLeave a Comment

Susan Cerulean’s recent memoir “I Have Been Assigned the Single Bird” chronicles both her end-of-life care for her octogenarian father and her stewardship of seabirds on an isolated Florida island.