A review of HBO’s “The Righteous Gemstones.”
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“We Carry Their Bones” Unearths The Dark History of the Dozier School for Boys
A review of Erin Kimmerle’s book, “We Carry Their Bones.”
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“The Kingdom of Sand” Is Intimate and Introspective
A review of Andrew Holleran’s novel, “The Kingdom of Sand.”
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Urgency, Nostalgia and Radiance in Katie Marya’s “Sugar Work”
Urgency and grief, coinciding with innocence—or the loss of it—feels central to the emotional landscape of Sugar Work by Katie Marya.
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In “Sinkhole,” The Past Is A Living Thing, Like A Tree Covered in Spanish Moss
A review of Davida G. Breier’s debut novel, “Sinkhole.”
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Character-Driven Mystery in “Dead Letters from Paradise”
A review of Ann McMan’s novel, “Dead Letters from Paradise.”
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New Biography Places Lorraine Hansberry Center-Stage
A review of “Lorraine Hansberry: The Life Behind a Raisin in the Sun” by Charles J. Sheilds.
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“Words We Cannot Say” Shows Loss and Truth in Motherhood
An interview with Sita Romero, the author of the novel “Words We Cannot Say.”
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Family, Faith and Queerness in “The Golden Season”
A review of “The Golden Season,” a Texas novel about family, faith, queerness and first love.
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Between the Magic and the Real: Strangeness and Satire in “Lapvona”
Ottessa Moshfegh’s latest novel, “Lapvona,” is utterly odd, wickedly funny, and sharply satirical.
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