This collection of forty-one fragmented stories blur the boundaries between individual and collective identity.
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A Volcano Grows in Alabama
What is beautiful in the South is reintroduced to the reader of Bradley Sides’ “The Volcano Keeper.”
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A Study of the Complexities of Love in “The Tulip Poplars”
A review of Silas House’s latest novel, an epic Appalachian romance called “The Tulip Poplars.”
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Musical, Moving “Partita” is Revelatory
A review of Barbara Kingsolver’s “Partita.”
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“Those Who Vanish” Remembers 35 Years of Guatemalan State Terror
A review of Patricia Grace King’s new short story collection, “Those Who Vanish.”
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Sex, Shame, and Religion in Deesha Philyaw’s “The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman”
A review of Deesha Philyaw’s new novel, “The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman.”
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Recently Reissued “ATTA” Makes the Reader Part of the Conversation
A review of Jarett Kobek’s superbly crafted slip genre novel, “ATTA.”
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Haunting, Lyrical Heartbreak in “Let All Our Ghosts Depart”
A review of Meghana Mysore’s debut short story collection, “Let All Our Ghosts Depart.”
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“The Anniversary” Untangles the Unfinished Work of Going No Contact
In this circling novel, Andrea Bajani explores what we owe the families we leave behind, and whether we can ever truly escape them.
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A Relationship Wilts in “The Maltese Version”
A review of Katy Simpson Smith’s “The Maltese Version.”
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