Mother-Daughter Relationships and the Delicate Balance of Distance in “If You Leave”

Through interwoven narratives, Hutton uncovers how leaving can be an act of love, growth, and self-discovery, especially between mothers and daughters.

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“To the Moon and Back”: An Expansive Coming-of-Age Novel

Eliana Ramage has a knack for crafting complex characters and capturing the human experience.

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Cults, Climate Crisis, and Community in Delaney Nolan’s “Happy Bad”

What would have felt, twenty years ago, like a fairly extreme climate apocalypse novel reads like tomorrow’s news, or even yesterday’s.

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The Heat of Grief and the Catharsis of Loss in “What Remains After a Fire”

Kanza Javed’s debut burns bright with grief, memory, and unflinching beauty.

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“Witty, Nuanced, and Overall Entertaining”: A Conversation with Wes Browne

If you wanna take a hell-ride into central Kentucky, read Wes Browne’s newest novel, “They All Fall the Same.”

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Tending to the Land: Wendell Berry’s “Marce Catlett: The Force of a Story”

A review of Wendell Berry’s newest novel, “Marce Catlett: The Force of a Story.”

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North Carolina Is Haunted by Its Own History in “The Devil’s Done Come Back”

Ghosts seem to know better about who we are and what is right in “The Devil’s Done Come Back”

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