People are capable of a complicated and probably infinite range of feelings: between good and bad, happy and sad… however briefly, and however brief, these stories can take you to some of them.
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Yearning as Motion: A Conversation with Marisa Crane
An interview with Marisa Crane on motion, the early 2000s, and their new novel, “A Sharp Endless Need.”
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“Soaked” Stories Explore Humanity’s Adaptability to Climate, Each Other
A review of Toby LeBlanc’s debut story collection.
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“Queer People Belong Here”: An Interview with Matthew Hubbard
An interview with Matthew Hubbard on “The Rebel’s Guide to Pride.”
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A Feel-Good Beach Read to Spark the Revolution
Marie Bostwick’s latest novel, “The Book Club for Troublesome Women,” will inspire readers to get into some trouble of their own.
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Miraculous and Mundane, “The Correspondent” Explores Rebirth in a Winter Season
An interview with Virginia Evans on her long-awaited debut novel.
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“A Story of Stories”: Karen Russell’s newest novel, “The Antidote”
A review of Karen Russell’s newest novel, “The Antidote.”
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Just Like The Best of The Blues, This Novel Is Frenetic, Yearning, and Pulsing With Hope
Callie Collins’ “Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine” is all about belonging, longing, and the shared intimacy of the blues.
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Two Hurricanes: Family Secrets Surface in the Wake of Katrina in “Behind the Waterline”
In New Orleans, floodwaters don’t just expose pipes and studs inside of walls — they can expose family secrets, too.
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Cinematic, Realistic, and Of Course, Gothic
Emily Carpenter’s novel, “Gothictown,” offers classic Southern Gothic tropes, characters, and settings with enough twists to keep readers turning pages.
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