In New Orleans, floodwaters don’t just expose pipes and studs inside of walls — they can expose family secrets, too.
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Cinematic, Realistic, and Of Course, Gothic
Emily Carpenter’s novel, “Gothictown,” offers classic Southern Gothic tropes, characters, and settings with enough twists to keep readers turning pages.
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“Alligator Tears” Traces a Zig‑Zag Escape from Poverty
A review of the memoir “Alligator Tears” by Edgar Gomez.
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The Relevant Strangeness of “The Flat Woman: A Novel”
Venessa Saunders’ “The Flat Woman” treads the line between reality and absurdity.
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Desire and Self-Destruction in “A Good Happy Girl”
A new entry into the “queer weird-girl lit-fic” canon.
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“The Moonlight Healers” is an Empathetic, Meditative Decade-Spanning Debut
A review of Elizabeth Becker’s new novel, “The Moonlight Healers.”
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New Ecopoetry Pleads for Our Broken yet Enduring Planet
A review of “Attached to the Living World: A New Ecopoetry Anthology,” edited by Ann Fisher-Wirth and Laura Gray-Street.
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If You Don’t Slow Down, You’ll Miss It: A Closer Look at Life in “No Less Strange or Wonderful: Essays in Curiosity”
A review of A. Kendra Greene’s essay collection “No Less Strange or Wonderful: Essays in Curiosity.”
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“Fragments” Is Filled with Want, Traverses through Heartbreak
Tsang has wonderful use of language and metaphor, melding together honest trains of thought and poetic emotion reminiscent of Ocean Vuong.
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“Tar Hollow Trans” Is Beautifully Goth and Full of Appalachian Queerness
Stacy Jane Grover’s “Tar Hollow Trans” is an essay collection about spending one’s life on the margins.
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