Wiley Smith on Lee Smith’s new novel, set between Virginia and Florida.
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A Mural and a Murder in ‘Small Town’ North Carolina
An interview with Diane Chamberlain, author of the suspense thriller “Big Lies in a Small Town.”
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“The Everlasting” Is a Stunning, Subversive Love Letter to Rome
Katy Simpson Smith’s new historical novel spans two millennias in the immortal city.
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Marcus Jackson’s Advice for Poets: Be Stubborn
The author of “Pardon My Heart” says the writing life is about stubbornness and luck.
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“Alabama Noir” Celebrates the Cotton State’s Literary History
An interview with Don Noble, editor of the latest noir collection from Akashic Books.
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“Hurricane Season” Is Like “2666” Meets Hieronymus Bosch
Mesha Maren on Fernanda Melchor’s slim, brutal novel set in small-town Mexico.
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The Best Southern Books of April 2020
Including four poetry collections, six novels, and two works of nonfiction.
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Cover Reveal: Writers of Color on the New American South
A new Hub City Press anthology edited by Cinelle Barnes.
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Hopeful Poetry at the End of the Anthropocene
Adam Clay on his fourth poetry collection, ‘To Make Room for the Sea.’
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Ada Limón’s Advice for Writers on the Move
“If I’m doing laundry, raking leaves, getting the car fixed . . . I’m still writing.”
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Southern Review of Books 