A roundup of February 2023’s best Southern books.
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Rebecca Ross on Food, Writing Rituals, and Storytelling
An interview with Rebecca Ross, author of the Elements of Cadence duology.
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Deceit and Trickery Meet Their Match in “The Kudzu Queen”
A coming-of-age historical novel examines the invasive history of kudzu and a plot of one girl’s quest to save her town.
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Watching the World Melt Away with David Wesley Williams’ “Everybody Knows”
A review of David Wesley Williams’ clever satire, “Everybody Knows.”
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Cursed Dolls, Horror, and Laugh-out-Loud Comedic Moments
Grady Hendrix’s “How to Sell a Haunted House” is a good old-fashioned ghost story, a gothic thrill ride.
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Puzzling Through Life with “A Long Time to Be Gone”
Michael McFee’s poetry collection, “A Long Time to Be Gone,” explores humanity and existence’s delights and oddities.
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“The Faraway World” Depicts Longing, Ghostliness, and Less-Than-Exquisite Love
A review of Patricia Engel’s collection of short stories, “The Faraway World.”
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Examining the Art of the Short Story in “Arranging Stories”
Heather A. Fox examines how white women writers in the South ordered their short story collections to say something about historical events, society or politics in the midst of a racist and male-dominated publishing era.
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Gabrielle Bates on Interiority and Indebtedness to the Image
An interview with poet Gabrielle Bates on her debut collection, “Judas Goat.”
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“Moonrise Over New Jessup” Highlights an Important Part of History While Exploring Themes of Acceptance, Independence, and Identity
A review of Jamila Minnicks’ novel, “Moonrise Over New Jessup.”
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