A review of Modern Library’s reissued edition of Elizabeth Spencer’s collection of short stories, “The Southern Woman.”
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People are Beastly in “Filthy Animals”
Brandon Taylor’s short story collection, “Filthy Animals,” is set in the Midwest and the South with characters that are extra-aware of their hungers.
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Tension Between Science and Religion in “Transcendent Kingdom”
Yaa Gyasi’s novel, “Transcendent Kingdom,” features characters and experiences that are layered, complex, and diverse.
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Clifford Garstang on Travel, Memory, and Alter Egos
An interview with Clifford Garstang on his latest novel, “Oliver’s Travels.”
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“Pumpkin” Ends a Trilogy Filled with Boundary-Breaking, Body-Positive Characters
A review of Julie Murphy’s new novel, “Pumpkin.”
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Casey McQuiston’s Sophomore Effort is a Grand Success
A review of Casey McQuiston’s sophomore novel, “One Last Stop.”
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Steven Rinehart on the Fine Art of Being Someone Else
“Before I became a ghostwriter, the only part of myself I put into my writing, other than trying to make it as good as I could, was whatever I was trying to unearth about my own experience by camouflaging it through my fiction.”
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Odie Lindsey: “Home Is People”
An interview with Odie Lindsey on his novel “Some Go Home.”
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Flawed, but Believable: Kristen Arnett’s ‘With Teeth’ Poses Interesting Questions about Identity, Family, and Societal Expectations
A review of Kristen Arnett’s new novel, “With Teeth.”
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Loren C. Steffy’s Debut Novel Highlights the Tug-of-War Between Tradition and Progress
With his debut novel “The Big Empty,” Steffy carves out a niche in the fiction genre and fills it with his insight — enlightening and grim — on the American way of making a living, including the kind involving “coming home caked in sweat and dirt and animal [dung] every night.”
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