Stacey Swann’s debut novel, “Olympus, Texas,” is a modern reimagining of some of the myths about the gods of Mount Olympus, set in a rural Texas town.
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‘The Kissing Bug’ Explores the Personal and Global Impacts of a Deadly Disease
A review of Daisy Hernández’s new book, “The Kissing Bug: A True Story of an Insect, a Family, and a Nation’s Neglect of a Deadly Disease.”
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“Ivory Shoals” Depicts A Lost, Desperate Child’s Journey to Embracing the Great, Big World That’s Outside
A review of John Brandon’s latest book, “Ivory Shoals.”
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The Sweet Gum Head: A Place for All Kinds of Radical Queerness
An interview with Martin Padgett on his new book “A Night at the Sweet Gum Head.”
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Jessie van Eerden on “Call It Horses,” Appalachia and Characters’ Inner Lives
An interview with Jessie van Eerden on her recent novel, “Call It Horses.”
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Grief and Automata: A Conversation with Rebecca Morgan Frank
An interview with Rebecca Morgan Frank about her new poetry collection, “Oh You Robot Saints!”
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The Best Southern Books of June 2021
A roundup of LGBTQ Southern authors and books previously featured on the SRB.
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Behind the Scenes of “The Blue Line Down”
Author Maris Lawyer writes about the making of her new novel, “The Blue Line Down.”
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Khalisa Rae on Making a Home in the South and Her Debut Collection
An interview with Khalisa Rae about her poetry collection, ‘Ghost in a Black Girl’s Throat.’
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“How Lucky”: A Novel About Finding Purpose in the World
A review of Will Leitch’s recent coming-of-age mystery novel, “How Lucky,” set in Athens, Georgia.
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