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Bringing to Life the “Undead Souths”

By: Jessi Rae Morton November 7, 2022November 7, 2022

ReviewsDaniel Cross Turner, Eric Gary Anderson, LSU Press, Nonfiction, Taylor Hagood, Undead SouthsLeave a Comment

A review of “Undead Souths” edited by Eric Gary Anderson, Taylor Hagood, and Daniel Cross Turner.

Lynn Melnick “Had to Think Up a Way to Survive” in Nonfiction Debut

By: Jennette Holzworth November 4, 2022November 1, 2022

ReviewsDolly Parton, I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive, Lynn Melnick, Memoir, Nonfiction, University of Texas PressLeave a Comment

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.

Injustice and Resistance in the Jim Crow Era

By: Nikki Leahy November 2, 2022October 31, 2022

ReviewsBy Hands Now Known, Margaret A. Burnham, NonfictionLeave a Comment

A review of Margaret A. Burnham’s latest book, “By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners.”

Forms of Obsession: Kristine Langley Mahler’s “Curing Season”

By: Amber Ruth Paulen October 24, 2022October 21, 2022

ReviewsCuring Season, Kristine Langley Mahler, Nonfiction, West Virginia University PressLeave a Comment

An author revisits her adolescence to create a new meaning and sense of belonging to her difficult pre-teen years.

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.