Vivid, raw, and hopeful, Erik Reece’s “Kingfisher Blues” is a powerful poetry collection about addiction, recovery, and the search for stillness.
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Rerelease of Scott McClanahan’s ‘Crapalachia’ Reopens Connection with Place
A review of Crapalachia: A Biography of a Place.
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The Calculus of Desire and Faith: An Interview with Jessie van Eerden
Van Eerden discusses her latest essay collection, which concerns itself with self-discovery, with touch and human connection.
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Many Voices in One in “Another Woman”
The breadth of these poems opens us to the resiliency and strength of a woman’s voice.
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Rescue or Kidnapping in “Two-Step Devil”
A review of Jamie Quatro’s genre-bending novel, “Two-Step Devil.”
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The Best Southern Books of November 2024
A roundup of books with Southern connections released in November 2024.
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A Slice of the Indigenous Literary Scene
SRB Editor Chaney Hill rounds up a few recent books that explore what Indigeneity looks like in the South.
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In ‘Hello Down There,’ Addiction Is a Metaphor That Questions Language and Daily Life
An interview with author Michael Parker on the reprint of his first novel, a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Prize in 1993.
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Abuse and Escape in “The End of Tennessee”
A review of Rachel M. Hanson’s memoir, “The End of Tennessee.”
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“Swamp”: A Historical Novel Full of Symbolism, Metaphor
The persona of Benito Juárez, revolutionary and first president of Mexico, transports readers to pre-Civil War New Orleans in this tale of bear fights, murders, infatuation, and yellow fever.
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