A review of Gabriella Saab’s latest historical novel, “The Star Society.”
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“Talking with Boys”: Finding Freedom in Forward Motion
In Tayyba Kanwal’s story collection, “Talking with Boys,” characters are in constant flux. Motion becomes an act of survival and self-definition for those whose lives are circumscribed by expectation.
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Circling and Expansive Storytelling in “Extinction Capital of the World”
Rather than a static snapshot, these ten interconnected stories share a portrait of Hawaii as a living, evolving organism.
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“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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Secrets, Sisters, and Grasping the Past: An Interview with Julie Hensley
An interview with author Julie Hensley on her recent novel, “Five Oaks.”
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Reclamation of Power in “I, Medusa”
Ayana Gray’s “I, Medusa” is full of complicated women with rich personalities who exist in a gray area.
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“Midnight in Memphis”: Noteworthy Southern Noir
Thomas Dann’s debut is much more than a typical whodunit.
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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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