Brandon Taylor’s short story collection, “Filthy Animals,” is set in the Midwest and the South with characters that are extra-aware of their hungers.
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Karen Salyer McElmurray’s “Voice Lessons” Finds Beauty in the Broken and Redefines the Self
A review of Karen Salyer McElmurray’s new memoir, “Voice Lessons.”
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Crystal Wilkinson on Her Personal Evolution, Food, and Writing Exercises
An interview with Kentucky’s newly appointed Poet Laureate, Crystal Wilkinson, about her first poetry collection, “Perfect Black.
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Honest and Authentic Voice in “Stolen”
Elizabeth Gilpin’s “Stolen” is a firsthand account of one woman’s experience in the troubled teen industry.
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Tension Between Science and Religion in “Transcendent Kingdom”
Yaa Gyasi’s novel, “Transcendent Kingdom,” features characters and experiences that are layered, complex, and diverse.
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A Teaching Text That Aims to Be More Field Guide than Hero
A review of “Teaching When the World is on Fire,” a collection of essays edited by Lisa Delpit.
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Clifford Garstang on Travel, Memory, and Alter Egos
An interview with Clifford Garstang on his latest novel, “Oliver’s Travels.”
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“Pumpkin” Ends a Trilogy Filled with Boundary-Breaking, Body-Positive Characters
A review of Julie Murphy’s new novel, “Pumpkin.”
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Casey McQuiston’s Sophomore Effort is a Grand Success
A review of Casey McQuiston’s sophomore novel, “One Last Stop.”
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Steven Rinehart on the Fine Art of Being Someone Else
“Before I became a ghostwriter, the only part of myself I put into my writing, other than trying to make it as good as I could, was whatever I was trying to unearth about my own experience by camouflaging it through my fiction.”
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