Just like this place, LeJeune offers no easy answers. Louisiana doesn’t define you. And you definitely don’t define it. There is only ever the scenic byway, where the bayou connects, or the high ground of the next chenier.
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“The Dirty South” Questions Popular Conceptions of the South
“The Dirty South” by James A. Crank offers an alternative to the exploitative and misleading nature of our popular and academic understanding of the South.
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Bryan Washington’s “Family Meal” Is Like Fondly Flipping Through an Album of Old Family Photos
“Family Meal” follows lifelong friends – and sometimes lovers – Cam and TJ through ripping changes in post-pandemic Houston.
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Hurricane Visions in Maya Golden’s “The Return Trip”
A review of Maya Golden’s “The Return Trip.”
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“Starling House”: The Modern Gothic Fantasy You’ve Been Waiting For
A review of Alix E. Harrow’s novel, “Starling House.”
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The Best Southern Books of November 2023
The best Southern books of November 2023.
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The Inner Turmoil of Trapping Florida Poachers in ‘Gator Country’
Journalist Rebecca Renner recounts the experience of the undercover FWC officer at the center of Operation Alligator Thief with “cinematic” descriptions of South Florida swampland.
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The “Words We Teach Our Daughters”: Nuha Fariha’s “God Mornings, Tiger Nights”
A review of Nuha Fariha’s collection of poetry, “God Mornings, Tiger Nights.”
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Genre-Bending “House Gone Quiet” Probes What It Means to Belong
A review of the short story collection, “House Gone Quiet,” by Kelsey Norris.
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A Fantastic Ride Into “The Book of Disbelieving”
There is emotion within these pages–emotion that feels authentic and true. In The Book of Disbelieving, the magic is quite real.
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