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“Monster of a Land”: Warmth and Honesty Across America

By: Rachel Lutwick-Deaner June 29, 2026June 29, 2026

ReviewsLauren Hough, Memoir, Monster of a Land, NonfictionLeave a Comment

A review of Lauren Hough’s new memoir, “Monster of a Land.”

Books to Celebrate in June 2026

By: Chelsea Risley June 25, 2026June 27, 2026

Featuresbest of the monthLeave a Comment

Celebrate Pride by reading one of the queer Southern fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books published in the first half of the year.

The Southern Summer Book Club: Aimee Nezhukumatathil

By: Bradley Sides June 22, 2026June 21, 2026

FeaturesThe Southern Summer Book ClubLeave a Comment

Check out the first video interview in our 2026 Southern Summer Book Club with Bradley Sides and Aimee Nezhukumatathil!

The Overlooked World of Southern Gas Station Food

By: Leigh Cuen June 18, 2026June 11, 2026

ReviewsCaseyKayser, Constance Bailey, Get It While It’s Hot, louisiana state university press, Nonfiction, Shelley IngramLeave a Comment

Roadside eateries function as unlikely archives of Southern community, migration, and cultural change in “Get It While It’s Hot.”

Second Chances, Growth and Tenderness in “Hope House”

By: Sean Enfield June 16, 2026June 9, 2026

ReviewsFiction, Hope House, Hub City Press, Joe BondLeave a Comment

Joe Bond’s “Hope House” is a thoroughly human story told with grace, humor, and tenderness.

Penalties and Perks of an Ecological Education in “Woodlands of the Mind”

By: Michael Thomas Gaffney June 15, 2026June 15, 2026

ReviewsKevin O'Donnell, Nonfiction, Scott Randolph Honeycutt, University of Georgia Press, Woodlands of the Mind: Rambles Through Campus ForestsLeave a Comment

“Woodlands of the Mind” explores fifteen hidden university forests and the fragile histories that allow them to endure.

Resilient and Adaptable Women: In Conversation with Lauren Osborn

By: Amy R. Martin June 12, 2026June 12, 2026

InterviewsEntomology of the Pin-up Girl, Fiction, Interview, Lauren Osborn, Short StoriesLeave a Comment

Weird is good. Everything is weird when observed through an unfamiliar lens.

A Poet Longs for Home in “Entered Some Aliens”

By: Whitney Stevens June 10, 2026June 6, 2026

ReviewsEntered Some Aliens, Poetry, Review, Siew Hii, The University of Wisconsin PressLeave a Comment

A review of Siew Hii’s “Entered Some Aliens.”

“Of Water Never Ceasing” Expands Our Understanding of Pain

By: Angelina Oberdan Brooks June 9, 2026June 8, 2026

ReviewsKristin Entler, Loblolly Press, Of Water Never Ceasing, PoetryLeave a Comment

A review of Kristin Entler’s debut poetry collection, “Of Water Never Ceasing.”

Horses Bring Healing and Regeneration in “Fairfield County”

By: Amber Ruth Paulen June 8, 2026June 7, 2026

ReviewsDeLana R.A. Dameron, Dial Press, Fairfield County, Fiction, ReviewLeave a Comment

DéLana R.A. Dameron’s second novel, Fairfield County, published posthumously, spans four generations of Black horsemen and -women, from 1937 to 2014.