“The Dark and the Devil So Close”: Kristi DeMeester’s Historical Feminist Horror, “Dark Sisters”

A review of Kristi DeMeester’s eerie, propulsive novel, “Dark Sisters.”

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Mother-Daughter Relationships and the Delicate Balance of Distance in “If You Leave”

Through interwoven narratives, Hutton uncovers how leaving can be an act of love, growth, and self-discovery, especially between mothers and daughters.

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“To the Moon and Back”: An Expansive Coming-of-Age Novel

Eliana Ramage has a knack for crafting complex characters and capturing the human experience.

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Cults, Climate Crisis, and Community in Delaney Nolan’s “Happy Bad”

What would have felt, twenty years ago, like a fairly extreme climate apocalypse novel reads like tomorrow’s news, or even yesterday’s.

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The Heat of Grief and the Catharsis of Loss in “What Remains After a Fire”

Kanza Javed’s debut burns bright with grief, memory, and unflinching beauty.

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“Witty, Nuanced, and Overall Entertaining”: A Conversation with Wes Browne

If you wanna take a hell-ride into central Kentucky, read Wes Browne’s newest novel, “They All Fall the Same.”

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Tending to the Land: Wendell Berry’s “Marce Catlett: The Force of a Story”

A review of Wendell Berry’s newest novel, “Marce Catlett: The Force of a Story.”

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