A review of the film “Desperation Road,” based on the novel by Michael Farris Smith.
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Studying the Connections Between the U.S. South and the Global South
A non-exhaustive list of resources to help readers begin to understand colonial violence in Palestine.
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Kiley Reid’s “Come and Get It” is like a Burn Book: Exciting, Juicy, and Full of Secrets
A review of Kiley Reid’s new novel, “Come and Get It.”
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“Colorfast” Puts Appalachian Legacy and Remembrance into Verse
Rose McLarney’s poetry collection reckons with aging, memory’s unreliability and the female experience.
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A Roster of Talented Women Take on Unsavory Stories in “Peach Pit”
Do you like to read short stories? Do you like to read stories about morally grey and semi-unsavory women? Do you like to read stories about feminism? Or perhaps read stories in support of anti-racist and anti-queerphobic views? If so, then Peach Pit: Sixteen Stories of Unsavory Women, beautifully edited by Molly Llewellyn and Kristel Buckley, is just the ticket…
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Ornithology and Activism Go Hand-in-Hand in “Birding to Change the World”
A review of Trish O’Kane’s “Birding to Change the World,” an engaging and eye-opening memoir of one woman’s commitment to her community and the natural world.
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Freedom, Courage, and the Power of Names in “The American Daughters”
A review of Maurice Carlos Ruffin’s new historical fiction novel, “The American Daughters,” a vibrant and empowering story set in New Orleans from 1851 to the Civil War.
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“American Mother” Faces Her Son’s Killer: An Interview with Colum McCann and Diane Foley
An interview about “American Mother” with Colum McCann and Diane Foley.
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“Daybreak” Confronts US Involvement in Russo-Ukrainian War
Part love story, Army veteran Matthew Gallagher’s latest novel primarily explores the complexities of war.
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Adult Malice and Childhood Savagery in Dizz Tate’s Debut “Brutes”
An early scene in Dizz Tate’s debut novel Brutes depicts a birthday party of teenage girls stuffing water balloons inside their shirts: Leila told us that one girl had stuffed two balloons down the front of her bikini-top, and soon all the girls were running around with large, wobbling breasts. Then they started body-slamming each other to…
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