An interview with Brooks Blevins on his recent book, “Up South in the Ozarks.”
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Home, Lives and Family Bonds Tested by Secrets, Choice and Chance in “Banyan Moon”
Author Thao Thai weaves together the stories of three generations of Vietnamese-American women into this “perfect” summer read with elements of magical realism and Southern Goth.
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Books to Celebrate in June 2023
A roundup of some of the LGBTQ+ Southern authors and books from the last year.
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Oranges, Tradition, and Survival In “Through the Groves”
Anne Hull’s memoir, “Through the Groves,” is evocative and haunting.
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Kat Meads on Writing About the South, While Far From it
When you come from a place, you never really leave it, even when you do.
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The Brothers Grimm, but Feminist: Stacy Sivinski’s “Fairy Tales of Appalachia”
A review of Stacy Sivinski’s new book, “Fairy Tales of Appalachia.”
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“This Way of Communicating That Is Within, Beyond, and Between Language”: An Interview with Destiny Hemphill
An interview with North Carolina poet Destiny Hemphill on her first full-length collection, “motherworld: a devotional for the alter-life.”
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“Maybe This Is What I Deserve” Delivers Disorienting Flash Fantasy
Tucker Leighty-Phillips’ debut story collection is both nonsensical and fulfilling.
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Marjorie Hudson on Repressed History in “Indigo Field”
An interview with Marjorie Hudson about her novel, “Indigo Field.”
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Conversations on Human and Animal Spirituality in “Coming Into Animal Presence”
John Lane’s latest essay collection, “Coming Into Animal Presence,” explores his career, religion, relationships, and environmentalism.
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