The question of identity is central to each of the nine hard-hitting yet remarkably touching stories in Anthony Veasna So’s debut collection, “Afterparties.”
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The SRB is Looking for New Editors
The Southern Review of Books is growing! To keep up with our eager readership, we’re looking to add to our all-volunteer editorial team.
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“Wildwood Whispers” Is a Paean to the Wilderness
Willa Reece’s recent novel, “Wildwood Whispers,” weaves together feminism, romance and environmentalism.
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“Fight Songs” Explores the South’s History of Racism and its Relationship to Sports
A review of Ed Southern’s new book, “Fight Songs: A Story of Love and Sports in a Complicated South.”
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Big Cats, Bigger Questions: The Lions and Legal Dilemmas of “Pride of Eden”
A review of Taylor Brown’s novel, “Pride of Eden.”
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“The Blue Line Down” Is a Tale of New Beginnings
Maris Lawyer’s debut novel, “The Blue Line Down,” is set in 1920s Appalachia, featuring coal miners, union busters, and bootleggers.
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Robots, Rabbits, and Revelations: “The Age of Discovery” Is Defined by Its Strangeness
A review of Becky Hagenston’s new collection of short stories, “The Age of Discovery.”
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“The Way of the Saints” Is a Book To Be Taken in Slowly
A review of Elizabeth Engelman’s novel, “The Way of the Saints.”
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Flawed People Worth Caring About in “If or When I Call”
Will Johnson’s debut novel, “If or When I Call,” is set in a small Missouri town full of people who are born into and never quite escape from the hand-to-mouth existence of the rural South.
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Plush Imagery and Introspection in “Between Tides”
“Between Tides” by Angel Khoury is a love story in two parts: the other and the self. It is doomed, heart-wrenching, enchanting, and acts as both a gift and curse – but it is a love story all the same.
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