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Hidden Farm Life in “Son of a Bird”

By: Mandianne Berg April 28, 2025April 28, 2025

Reviews, UncategorizedEtruscan Press, Nin Andrews, Poetry, Son of a BirdLeave a Comment

A review of the poetry collection “Son of a Bird” by Nin Andrews.

A Feel-Good Beach Read to Spark the Revolution

By: Jennette Holzworth April 25, 2025April 24, 2025

ReviewsFiction, Harper Muse, Marie Bostwick, The Book Club for Troublesome WomenLeave a Comment

Marie Bostwick’s latest novel, “The Book Club for Troublesome Women,” will inspire readers to get into some trouble of their own.

Miraculous and Mundane, “The Correspondent” Explores Rebirth in a Winter Season

By: Holli Sperti April 23, 2025April 23, 2025

InterviewsCrown, Fiction, The Correspondent, Virginia Evans1 Comment

An interview with Virginia Evans on her long-awaited debut novel.

“A Story of Stories”: Karen Russell’s newest novel, “The Antidote”

By: Saige Jackson April 21, 2025April 20, 2025

ReviewsFiction, Karen Russell, Knopf, The AntidoteLeave a Comment

A review of Karen Russell’s newest novel, “The Antidote.”

Memoir “Rehearsals for Dying” Examines Ripple Effects of Cancer

By: Anna Harris-Parker April 19, 2025April 18, 2025

ReviewsAriel Gore, Feminist Press, Memoir, Nonfiction, Rehearsals for Dying, Review1 Comment

A review of Ariel Gore’s memoir, “Rehearsals for Dying: Digressions on Love and Cancer.”

The Best Southern Books of April 2025

By: Chelsea Risley April 16, 2025April 14, 2025

Featuresbest of the monthLeave a Comment

Check out this roundup of new Southern releases with a special focus on poetry for April!

“When The Horses”: A Study in the Nomenclature of Normalcy

By: Sristi Ray April 15, 2025May 5, 2025

Reviewsalice james books, Mary Helen Callier, Poetry, Review, When the HorsesLeave a Comment

In the spirit of Jane Kenyon, Mary Helen Callier’s poems inhabit spaces of tension. The body, landscape, and time all become sites of reckoning.

New Poetic Forms Bewitch in Book of Potions

By: Barbette April 11, 2025April 10, 2025

ReviewsBook of Potions, Lauren K. Watel, Poetry, Sarabande Books1 Comment

A review of Lauren K. Watel’s collection of hybrid poetic forms.

Humanity at the Margins of Capitalism: An Interview with Joshua Pollock

By: M. Randal O'Wain April 10, 2025June 2, 2025

InterviewsGarganta Press, Joshua Pollock, Narcan Incantations, PoetryLeave a Comment

An interview with Joshua Pollock about his poetry collection “Narcan Incantations.”

Just Like The Best of The Blues, This Novel Is Frenetic, Yearning, and Pulsing With Hope

By: Jenny Maattala April 7, 2025April 5, 2025

ReviewsCallie Collins, Doubleday, Fiction, Walk Softly on This Heart of MineLeave a Comment

Callie Collins’ “Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine” is all about belonging, longing, and the shared intimacy of the blues.