Ultimately, Emily Habeck’s “Shark Heart” is a novel about acceptance, grief, and letting go. It is structurally and lyrically daring, so much so that its pages quickly envelop readers in its emotional challenges and magic.
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Everything Falls into Place in “The Geography of First Kisses”
A review of Karin Cecile Davidson’s story collection, “The Geography of First Kisses.”
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Homecoming and Reckoning “Inside” Amy Rowland’s Second Novel
Witches, wolves, and ghosts are at play in the latest from the author of “The Transcriptionist.”
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“The People Are Everything”: An Interview with Mitch James
An interview with Mitch James about his novel, “Seldom Seen: A Miner’s Tale.”
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Not a Monolith, but a Multiplicity
A review of “Southern Storytellers,” a documentary series on contemporary Southern artists on PBS.
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“The Apartment” Explores How People Create Homes and Foster Community
Author Ana Menéndez creates the history of Apartment 2B, showing the kind of communities we might build if we included those who came before us.
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Surreal, Gritty Realism in Drew Buxton’s “So Much Heart”
An interview with Drew Buxton on his new short story collection, “So Much Heart.”
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A True Story of Institutional American Racism: Len Lawson’s “Negro Asylum for the Lunatic Insane”
A review of Len Lawson’s collection of poetry, “Negro Asylum for the Lunatic Insane.”
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The Presence of Absence in Hybrid Memoir “Disequilibria”
A review of “Disequilibria: Meditations on Missingness” by Robert Lunday.
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Community, Friendship, and Belonging Anchor “Wonder State”: An Interview with Sara Flannery Murphy
Sara Flannery Murphy debates art as calling or curse in this conversation about her third novel.
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