The first Black president of an Ivy League school shares her experience of loss, struggle and growing up in the segregated South in her memoir “Up Home: One Girl’s Journey.”
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Leaving Space for Hope: Elizabeth Hilborn’s “Restoring Eden”
An interview with Elizabeth Hilborn about her new memoir, “Restoring Eden.”
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The Best Southern Books of August 2023
The best Southern books of August 2023.
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The Presence of Absence in Hybrid Memoir “Disequilibria”
A review of “Disequilibria: Meditations on Missingness” by Robert Lunday.
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Room as Refuge in “Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge”
A review of “Meet Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage” by Helen Ellis.
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Brooks Blevins on the Ozarks, Andy Griffith, and the South
An interview with Brooks Blevins on his recent book, “Up South in the Ozarks.”
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Conversations on Human and Animal Spirituality in “Coming Into Animal Presence”
John Lane’s latest essay collection, “Coming Into Animal Presence,” explores his career, religion, relationships, and environmentalism.
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A Single Mom Off-Roads in “The Wounds That Bind Us”
A review of the memoir, “The Wounds That Bind Us.”
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“We Are Too Many” Beckons Women Not to Hide
“We Are Too Many” by Hannah Pittard is a genre-busting memoir investigating the failure of her marriage after her husband has an affair with her best friend.
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Paradox and Perception of Appalachia: An Interview with Jessica Cory and Laura Wright
A new nonfiction collection works to defeat the “monolithic myth” surrounding Appalachia.
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