A review of Melanie Benson Taylor’s “The Weird South: Ecologies of Unknowing in Postplantation Literature.”
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The Artist Monks in “Art Above Everything”: A Conversation with Stephanie Elizondo Griest
A conversation with Stephanie Elizondo Griest, author of “Art Above Everything.”
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Rivers of Memory in Nightshining
A review of “Nightshining” by Jennifer Kabat.
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“This is about Solace and Opportunity”: A Conversation with Georgann Eubanks
An interview with Georgann Eubanks about two forthcoming publications, “Rural Astronomy” and “The Fabulous Ordinary.”
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“World Without End” Unveils a World with Hope (Still)
A review of Martha Park’s essay collection, “World Without End: Essays on Apocalypse and After.”
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The Intimacy of Comics: An Interview with Craig Thompson
An interview with cartoonist and author Craig Thompson about “Ginseng Roots.”
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Memoir “Rehearsals for Dying” Examines Ripple Effects of Cancer
A review of Ariel Gore’s memoir, “Rehearsals for Dying: Digressions on Love and Cancer.”
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“Alligator Tears” Traces a Zig‑Zag Escape from Poverty
A review of the memoir “Alligator Tears” by Edgar Gomez.
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“Fragments” Is Filled with Want, Traverses through Heartbreak
Tsang has wonderful use of language and metaphor, melding together honest trains of thought and poetic emotion reminiscent of Ocean Vuong.
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Fluidity in History: Tara Roberts’ “Written in the Waters”
Reading Written in the Waters by Tara Roberts was a profound emotional journey into the heaviness of the past and how history moves fluidly into the beauty and problems of the present.
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