Amy Stuber’s binge-worthy story collection is a perceptive, inventive, surprising, and deeply humane debut.
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The Tender Torment of Loving the Ones Who Suffer: Rebecca Spiegel’s “Without Her”
A review of Rebecca Spiegel’s new book “Without Her: A Chronicle of Grief and Love.”
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“A Bit Much” is Actually Just Right
A review of poet Lyndsay Rush’s collection, “A Bit Much.”
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“Stories I Lived to Tell”: A Memoir Told in Bite-Size Anecdotes
Generally short in length, the tales primarily comprise pivotal or fond moments from Carden’s boyhood, memories of his family members, and reflections — piecing together what was, what is now, and what he has realized along the way.
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The “Power of Poetry in Commemorating Personal and Historical Sorrows in Ways Historians Cannot”: Poet Weijia Pan on “Motherlands”
An interview with poet Weijia Pan about his collection “Motherlands,” which uses poetic inquiry to explore the tensions within family relationships in post-Maoist China.
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The Best Southern Books of September 2024
A roundup of some of the best new Southern releases of September 2024.
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Survival, Gender, and Cryptids in “Old Wounds”
“Old Wounds” by Logan-Ashley Kisner mixes horror, heart, and old ghosts.
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“The Stone Catchers” Foregrounds America’s Unique Gun Problem
A review of Laura Leigh Morris’s novel, “The Stone Catchers.”
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“We Are Animals” Is Candid and Complex
A review of Jennifer Case’s “We Are Animals,” a collection of 15 honest and deeply considered essays.
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Following Characters’ Leads: An Interview with Jody Hobbs Hesler
An interview with Jody Hobbs Hesler, author of new novel, “Without You Here.”
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