Sandy Holston seeks solace in the Ripshin River valley of western Virginia, only to discover that the problems of the world exist in even the most serene settings. Can she learn to adapt?
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Magical Realism in the “Pages of Mourning” by Diego Gerard Morrison
Diego Gerard Morrison’s second novel, Pages of Mourning, may call Mexico its mainhome, but its first scene is a literal writer’s nightmare in a New York City coffee shop. Aureliano Más, the novel’s rarely sober, often haunted, and slyly named protagonist, sees dead people. It happens when he’s asleep and even, sometimes, when he’s awake and…
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“The Great State of West Florida” is a “Punk-rock Southern Gothic” that Defines a Sense of Self and Place
Kent Wascom’s latest novel is a near-future love letter and a strong critique of the place where he grew up.
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“Young Queer Love and Heartbreak in West Virginia:” An Interview with Mesha Maren about her new novel, “Shae”
An interview with Mesha Maren about her new novel, “Shae.”
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“Hang the Moon” Has the Heroine You’ve Been Waiting For
A review of “Hang the Moon” by Jeannette Walls.
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Appreciating the Foodways and Resilience of Appalachia in “Hungry Roots”
In Hungry Roots: How Food Communicates Appalachia’s Search for Resilience, Ashli Quesinberry Stokes and Wendy Atkins-Sayre examine the many ways that food sends messages about the complicated nature of regional resilience. Their work fills an important gap in recent scholarship about the region because the authors incorporate fieldwork methodology to offer new insights in both…
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The Best Southern Books of May 2024
A roundup of new Southern books out this month.
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Who Gets the Privilege of Grieving?: An Interview with Sara Koffi about “While We Were Burning”
An interview with Sara Koffi about her new novel, “While We Were Burning.”
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Past and Present Are Interconnected in “The Eighth Moon”
Jennifer Kabat’s memoir, “The Eighth Moon,” seeks to make sense of family, politics, and land today through the lens of the past.
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“The Trouble with Light” Finds Humanity and Triumph in Trial
This debut poetry collection follows a heroic speaker on a journey of transformation.
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