A review of Ashley M. Jones’ new poetry collection, “Lullaby for the Grieving.”
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Something About the South
SRB editor Chaney Hill rounds up some of the books about the South that have captured her imagination over the years.
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“Shedding Season” Casts a Spell
In their poems, Jane Morton finds incredible strength and beauty in being cracked open, shedding what no longer serves in order to become something new.
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Verdant Leaves and Apples Red as Blood: Austyn Wohlers’ “Hothouse Bloom”
In her debut novel Hothouse Bloom, Austyn Wohlers explores a millennial pastoral through the story of Anna, a former painter in her late twenties who flees home in search of paradise, only to witness its collapse. When Anna learns that her grandfather, Joe, has left her his orchard, she abandons her painting career and moves…
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Poetry Flowing from History in “You’re Called by the Same Sound”
A review of Alicia Wright’s August 2025 poetry collection “You’re Called by the Same Sound.”
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“Forget Me Not” Is a Twisty and Turny Psychological Thriller
A review of Stacy Willingham’s “Forget Me Not.”
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Dan Leach Explores Y2K Apocalyptic Sincerity in “Junah at the End of the World”
“More than anything, I just wanted to show that, when you think the world is ending, you try to save the ones you love, and you save them with the language that has gained purchase in your mind. The best we can be to each other is sincere.”
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The Best Southern Books of August 2025
A roundup of the best new Southern releases in August 2025.
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Sarah Pekkanen’s “The Locked Ward” is an Escapist Thriller
A review of Sarah Pekkanen’s new novel, “The Locked Ward.”
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The Southern Summer Book Club: “Junah at the End of the World”
The final installment of The Southern Summer Book Club with Bradley Sides focusing on Dan Leach’s novle, “Junah at the End of the World.”
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Southern Review of Books 