Some learn about the climate crisis and continue life as usual, but not Corinne, the lead character of Mary Annaïse Heglar’s debut novel, Troubled Waters. Heglar takes readers back to 2014, when the term “climate change” was a taboo, far-off possibility that Corinne recognizes as the dire, pressing catastrophe happening around her. Corinne and her…
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A review of Heather Frese’s new novel, “The Saddest Girl on the Beach.”
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An intimate, heart-breaking character study embedded in a crowd of engaging, chattering characters. A sparkling visit to a magical era in Hollywood and a deep dive into the dirty deceptions that made it appear so fine.
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Stephen Hundley’s debut novel is a mix of “Lord of the Flies” and “The Swiss Family Robinson.”
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Poet Phillip B. Williams’ “Ours” is an expansive, multigenerational tale that examines the confines and meaning of freedom and its place against a backdrop of American slavery and Black survival.
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A review of Maggie Nye’s novel, “The Curators.”
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Bold and inspiring, Zackary Vernon’s “Our Bodies Electric” offers the South its own version of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower.”
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Melissa Mogollon’s debut novel is a coming-of-age story with YA undertones.
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An interview with Joanna Pearson about her new novel, “Bright and Tender Dark.”
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A review of Amy Lee Lillard’s short story collection, “Exile in Guyville.”
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Southern Review of Books 