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How the Rhythmic Beating of “Vibe” Carried Me Beyond Borders

By: Lauren Carpenter March 20, 2024March 19, 2024

ReviewsCorey J. Miles, Nonfiction, Review, VibeLeave a Comment

A review of “Vibe: The Sound and Feeling of Black Life in the American South” by Corey J. Miles.

Taking A Wrecking Ball to Expectations of Female Likeability

By: Amy R. Martin March 18, 2024March 18, 2024

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A few of SRB Editor Amy Martin’s favorite books and shows featuring complicated, unruly, messy women.

Compelling, Conspicuous Womanhood in the Gorgeous Debut “The Turtle House”

By: KT Sparks March 15, 2024May 7, 2024

ReviewsAmanda Churchill, Fiction, Harper, The Turtle HouseLeave a Comment

From the first lines of The Turtle House, debut historical fiction author Amanda Churchill signals how she plans to spin her masterful family saga from prewar Japan to late 20th Century Texas ranch country. Curtain, Texas March 1, 1999 Paper hates water. It hates wind. And fire. Paper falls apart. There is no home safe…

Puzzles, Trust, and Mystery: An Interview with Ellen Birkett Morris and Abby Lipscomb

By: Ellen Birkett Morris March 14, 2024March 14, 2024

InterviewsAbby Lipscomb, Beware the Tall Grass, Ellen Birkett Morris, Fiction, Short Stories, SpatfallLeave a Comment

An author-on-author interview with Ellen Birkett Morris and Abby Lipscomb.

The Best Southern Books of March 2024

By: Chelsea Risley March 13, 2024March 13, 2024

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A roundup of some of the best Southern books of March 2024.

“Old Gods”: New Poems from Clifford Brooks

By: Nicole Yurcaba March 11, 2024March 10, 2024

ReviewsClifford Brooks, Mercer University Press, Old Gods, Poetry, Review1 Comment

From philosophy, to film, to hip-hop, this collection is ripe with references and reflections.

Fates of Single Mom and Ex-Con Converge in Southern Noir “Desperation Road”

By: Jennette Holzworth March 8, 2024March 3, 2024

ReviewsDesperation Road, Film, Michael Farris Smith, Review, Stage and ScreenLeave a Comment

A review of the film “Desperation Road,” based on the novel by Michael Farris Smith.

Studying the Connections Between the U.S. South and the Global South

By: Chaney Hill March 7, 2024March 6, 2024

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A non-exhaustive list of resources to help readers begin to understand colonial violence in Palestine.

Kiley Reid’s “Come and Get It” is like a Burn Book: Exciting, Juicy, and Full of Secrets

By: Frankie Martinez March 6, 2024March 3, 2024

ReviewsCome and Get It, Fiction, G.P. Putnam's, G.P. Putnam's Sons, Kiley Reid, Review1 Comment

A review of Kiley Reid’s new novel, “Come and Get It.”

“Colorfast” Puts Appalachian Legacy and Remembrance into Verse

By: Nicole Yurcaba March 4, 2024March 3, 2024

ReviewsColorfast, Penguin Books, Poetry, Review, Rose McLarneyLeave a Comment

Rose McLarney’s poetry collection reckons with aging, memory’s unreliability and the female experience.