“Go on, everybody here’s kin to everybody. We look out for each other”: Place, home, and family in BettyJoyce Nash’s “Everybody here is Kin”

An interview with BettyJoyce about her novel “Everybody Here is Kin.”

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Nevertheless, They Persisted: Six Enslaved Women Rebel in “Night Wherever We Go”

A review of “Night Wherever We Go” by Tracey Rose Peyton.

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‘The Bullet Swallower’ Explores Who Pays for the Debts of Ancestors

Elizabeth Gonzalez James’ third novel asks what the relationship between revenge, retribution, reparation and remedy is.

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In “Only If You’re Lucky,” Female Friendships Prove Anything But Fortunate

Stacy Willingham’s latest novel isn’t her best work, but she still deserves a place alongside Paula Hawkins and Gillian Flynn in the pantheon of great psychological thriller authors.

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“The Museum of Failures” Gives Call to Action for Today, Teaches What to Pass to the Next Generation

Thrity Umriger’s latest novel delivers an education in cultural values, religion, family secrets and the disparate ways of immigrant life.

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“It’s Just the Same Damn Thing”: Molly McGhee on the State of Modern U.S. Work Culture

An interview with Molly McGhee about her new novel, “Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind.”

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