A review of Ty Matejowsky’s “Smothered and Covered: Waffle House and the Southern Imaginary.”
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Everyday Folkways in the Mountain State: Emily Hilliard’s “Making Our Future”
A review of Emily Hilliard’s new book, “Making Our Future: Visionary Folklore and Everyday Culture in Appalachia.”
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Bringing to Life the “Undead Souths”
A review of “Undead Souths” edited by Eric Gary Anderson, Taylor Hagood, and Daniel Cross Turner.
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Lynn Melnick “Had to Think Up a Way to Survive” in Nonfiction Debut
Lynn Melnick recounts her life through the lens of Dolly Parton’s music, which provided the inspiration to finally face the traumas of her life head-on.
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Injustice and Resistance in the Jim Crow Era
A review of Margaret A. Burnham’s latest book, “By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners.”
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Forms of Obsession: Kristine Langley Mahler’s “Curing Season”
An author revisits her adolescence to create a new meaning and sense of belonging to her difficult pre-teen years.
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The Best Southern Books of October 2022
The best Southern books of October 2022.
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Breaking Barriers: Jane Wolfe’s “Burl: Journalism Giant and Medical Trailblazer”
A review of Jane Wolfe’s “Burl: Journalism Giant and Medical Trailblazer.”
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“A Girlhood” Is a Love Letter
Carolyn Hay’s “A Girlhood” is a brilliant compilation of science, history, gender equality, community, culture, religion, politics, the patriarchy, and unconditional love.
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“Deer Creek Drive”: Candid and Addicting
A review of “Deer Creek Drive” by Beverly Lowry.
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