Journalist Rebecca Renner recounts the experience of the undercover FWC officer at the center of Operation Alligator Thief with “cinematic” descriptions of South Florida swampland.
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A Cast of Characters Keeps “Stone Motel” Up and Running
This Queer coming-of-age story explores themes of work, family, grief and more.
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The Mechanics of the Death Penalty, Vividly Depicted By Men In Its Grip
An interview with the curator of “Ghosts Over the Boiler,” a collection of poetry and prose written by men on Alabama’s death row.
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Holler Life and Performance Art in “Holler Rat”
Anya Liftig’s memoir, “Holler Rat,” is unflinching and gut-punch funny.
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“Live Life Faithful to Who You Think You Are:” Ruth J. Simmons on Becoming Someone She Wasn’t Supposed to Be
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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