A review of Tyler Gillespie’s new collection of essays, “The Thing About Florida: Exploring a Misunderstood State.”
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James Ijames on “Fat Ham,” the South, and Embodying the Story
An interview with playwright James Ijames on “Fat Ham.”
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Anna Lena Phillips Bell on Making New Songs from Old
An interview with Anna Lena Phillips Bell, the author of ‘Smaller Songs,’ a collection of poetry.
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Ashley Mace Havird On Her Latest Poetry Collection, “Wild Juice,” and Being a Southern Writer
An interview with Ashley Mace Havird about her new poetry collection, “Wild Juice.”
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Stubborn Rigidity and Self-Reformation in “A Wall of Bright Dead Feathers”
Babette Fraser Hale’s short story collection, “A Wall of Bright Dead Feathers,” is set in the countryside of central Texas.
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Naima Coster Explores Questions of Race, Identity, and Belonging in Latest Novel, “What’s Mine and Yours”
In her latest novel, “What’s Mine and Yours,” Naima Coster joins writers like Britt Bennett, author of The Vanishing Half, in exploring questions of race, identity, and belonging.
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The History that Still Haunts Us in ‘A Thousand Moons’
A review of Sebastian Barry’s new book, ‘A Thousand Moons.’
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The Best Southern Books of April 2021
The best new Southern novels, essays, and poetry of April 2021.
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“Big Bad” Pushes the Boundaries of Both Its Characters and Its Readers
A review of Whitney Collins’ new collection of short stories, “Big Bad.”
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Southern Review of Books 