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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“Bomb Island” a Heart-Pounding Read Rich with Symbolism
Stephen Hundley’s debut novel is a mix of “Lord of the Flies” and “The Swiss Family Robinson.”
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“No Right Way to Be Free”: Black Survival in Phillip B. Williams’ “Ours”
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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Myth and Mob Collide in “The Curators”
A review of Maggie Nye’s novel, “The Curators.”
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“Our Bodies Electric” Celebrates Eccentricities, Youth’s Exuberances
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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“Oye” Shows How To Face What Is Haunting
Melissa Mogollon’s debut novel is a coming-of-age story with YA undertones.
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“An Entirely New Kind of Challenge”: A Conversation with Joanna Pearson
An interview with Joanna Pearson about her new novel, “Bright and Tender Dark.”
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Women Rage Against Patriarchy in Dystopian “Exile in Guyville”
A review of Amy Lee Lillard’s short story collection, “Exile in Guyville.”
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Rhythm of Trout Fishing Juxtaposes Uncertainty in “Yellow Stonefly”
Sandy Holston seeks solace in the Ripshin River valley of western Virginia, only to discover that the problems of the world exist in even the most serene settings. Can she learn to adapt?
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Magical Realism in the “Pages of Mourning” by Diego Gerard Morrison
Diego Gerard Morrison’s second novel, Pages of Mourning, may call Mexico its mainhome, but its first scene is a literal writer’s nightmare in a New York City coffee shop. Aureliano Más, the novel’s rarely sober, often haunted, and slyly named protagonist, sees dead people. It happens when he’s asleep and even, sometimes, when he’s awake and…
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