A review of Tennessee Hill’s atmospheric debut novel, “Girls with Long Shadows.”
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“Dan in Green Gables” Like a Much-Needed Hug
A review of the young adult graphic novel “Dan in Green Gables” by Rey Terciero and Claudia Aguirre.
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The Best Southern Books of July 2025
A collection of some of the best Southern poetry, fiction, and nonfiction of July 2025.
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The Way Sound and Meaning Interact: A Conversation with Kendall Dunkelberg
“I knew that mortality was goig to be a big part of the collection.” An interview with Kendall Dunkelberg about Tree Fall with Birdsong, his fourth poetry collection.
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“Monsterland” Shows What Monsters Really Mean
“Monsterland” by Nicholas Jubber examines the social, cultural, and environmental history of monsters.
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A Postal Memoir That’s About So Much More Than Mail
A review of Stephen Starring Grant’s wild-ride of a memoir, “Mailman.”
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Performative “Southern Ladyhood” in “The Steps We Take”
An interview with journalist and author Ellen Ann Fentress.
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Propelling into the “Weird South” with Melanie Benson Taylor’s New Collection on Postplantation Literature
A review of Melanie Benson Taylor’s “The Weird South: Ecologies of Unknowing in Postplantation Literature.”
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“Lady Smith”: No Prince Charmings Here
A review of Jess Smith’s poetry collection, “Lady Smith.”
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Family at the Most Basic Level in “Run for the Hills”
Kevin Wilson’s latest novel, “Run for the Hills,” is a story full of hope and humor.
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