“Red Rose Motel” Reads Like a Love Letter to Teachers

Susan Beckham Zurenda draws from decades of teaching experience to craft compelling characters in her second novel.

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“Live Life Faithful to Who You Think You Are:” Ruth J. Simmons on Becoming Someone She Wasn’t Supposed to Be

The first Black president of an Ivy League school shares her experience of loss, struggle and growing up in the segregated South in her memoir “Up Home: One Girl’s Journey.”

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Leaving Space for Hope: Elizabeth Hilborn’s “Restoring Eden”

An interview with Elizabeth Hilborn about her new memoir, “Restoring Eden.”

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Surreal Chronicles of History in “The Light at the End of the World”

A review of Siddhartha Deb’s “The Light at the End of the World.”

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LaToya Watkins Explores the Sweat, Love, and Lies of Texas in “Holler, Child: Stories”

A masterful and deeply heartful look into the lives of a diverse set of emotionally complicated characters in this short story collection set in Texas.

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“Bet” on Red Clay Suzie, a Novel Rooted in Truth

In this debut, Lofton’s irresistible protagonist is both endearingly naive and surprisingly sophisticated.

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Robert Maynor on Everyday Stories, Owls, and “The Big Game Is Every Night”

An interview with Robert Maynor on his debut novel, “The Big Game Is Every Night.”

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