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The Best Southern Books of October 2022

By: Chelsea Risley October 18, 2022October 17, 2022

Featuresbest of the month, Fiction, Nonfiction, PoetryLeave a Comment

The best Southern books of October 2022.

Breaking Barriers: Jane Wolfe’s “Burl: Journalism Giant and Medical Trailblazer”

By: Katharine Armbrester October 12, 2022October 12, 2022

ReviewsAndrews McMeel Publishing, Burl: Journalism Giant and Medical Trailblazer, Jane Wolfe, NonfictionLeave a Comment

A review of Jane Wolfe’s “Burl: Journalism Giant and Medical Trailblazer.”

“A Girlhood” Is a Love Letter

By: Jenny Maattala September 21, 2022September 18, 2022

ReviewsA Girlhood, Carolyn Hays, Nonfiction1 Comment

Carolyn Hay’s “A Girlhood” is a brilliant compilation of science, history, gender equality, community, culture, religion, politics, the patriarchy, and unconditional love.

“Deer Creek Drive”: Candid and Addicting

By: Jenna Jaureguy September 19, 2022September 18, 2022

ReviewsBeverly Lowry, Deer Creek Drive, Nonfiction, True CrimeLeave a Comment

A review of “Deer Creek Drive” by Beverly Lowry.

“Y’all Means All”: Redefining Queer Folk in Appalachia

By: Chelsea Risley September 12, 2022September 12, 2022

InterviewsInterview, Nonfiction, pm press, queer, z. zane mcneill5 Comments

An interview with “Y’all Means All” editor, Z. Zane McNeill

“Nora Ephron: A Biography” in Five Remarkable Acts

By: Amy R. Martin September 5, 2022September 1, 2022

Reviewsbiography, chicago review press, kristin marguerite doidge, Nonfiction, nora ephron, nora ephron: a biographyLeave a Comment

A review of “Nora Ephron: A Biography” in five acts.

“Bright” Examines Love, Family, and Human Nature

By: Frankie Martinez August 31, 2022August 29, 2022

ReviewsBright, Kiki Petrosino, Memoir, NonfictionLeave a Comment

Part experimental essay collection, part memoir, Kiki Petrosino’s “Bright” is a stunning examination of love, family, and human nature.

Return to “Dream Pop Origami” Over and Over

By: Lenna Jawdat August 25, 2022August 25, 2022

ReviewsDream Pop Origami, Jackson Bliss, Memoir, NonfictionLeave a Comment

A review of “Dream Pop Origami,” a choose-your-own-adventure memoir by Jackson Bliss.

A Different Kind of Connection in “The Quiet Zone”

By: Nicole Yurcaba August 22, 2022August 22, 2022

ReviewsDev Street Books, Nonfiction, Stephen Kurczy, The Quiet ZoneLeave a Comment

A review of “The Quiet Zone,” a nonfiction book about the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia which prides itself on being free of WiFi.

An Exploration of Tackiness

By: Jessi Rae Morton August 10, 2022August 8, 2022

ReviewsEssays, Katharine A. Burnett, Monica Carol Miller, Nonfiction, The Tacky SouthLeave a Comment

“The Tacky South,” a collection of essays edited by Katharine A. Burnett and Monica Carol Miller, features a wide range of writers examining instances of “tackiness” to explain how this particular aesthetic category has functioned over time, and with Dolly Parton as a recurring centerpiece.