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A Quirky Mystery in “Foote”

By: Jordan Zachary August 16, 2022August 15, 2022

ReviewsFiction, Foote, Novel, Review, Tom Bredehoft, West Virginia University Press1 Comment

A review of “Foote,” a quirky mountain mystery about Bigfoot by Tom Bredehoft.

“Brisbane” Is Deep, Ambitious and Timely

By: Nicole Yurcaba July 13, 2022July 2, 2022

ReviewsEugene Vodolazkin, Fiction, Novel, Plough Publishing HouseLeave a Comment

Eugene Vodolazkin’s “Brisbane” is a deep, ambitious and timely novel of Russia and Ukraine

Family, Faith and Queerness in “The Golden Season”

By: Amber Wheeler Bacon June 23, 2022June 21, 2022

ReviewsFiction, Graydon House, Madeline Kaye Sneed, Novel, Review, The Golden SeasonLeave a Comment

A review of “The Golden Season,” a Texas novel about family, faith, queerness and first love.

Haunting and Complex, Ashleigh Bell Pedersen’s “The Crocodile Bride”

By: Jordan Zachary May 9, 2022May 11, 2022

ReviewsAshleigh Bell Pedersen, Fiction, Hub City Press, Novel, ReviewLeave a Comment

A review of Ashleigh Bell Pedersen’s haunting novel, “The Crocodile Bride.”

Horror and History in Alma Katsu’s “The Fervor”

By: Nicole Yurcaba April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

ReviewsAlma Katsu, Fiction, GP Putnam & Sons, Novel, The FervorLeave a Comment

A review of Alma Katsu’s new novel, “The Fervor”

“Writing Close to the Bone”: an Interview with Steve Yarbrough

By: Matthew Duffus April 19, 2022April 19, 2022

InterviewsFiction, Ig Publishing, Interview, Novel, Steve Yarbrough2 Comments

An interview with author Steve Yarbrough about his latest novel, “Stay Gone Days”

A Mortuary Make-Up Artist’s Guide to Grief and the Body: Ella Baxter’s “New Animal”

By: Nicole Yurcaba February 16, 2022February 13, 2022

ReviewsElla Baxter, Fiction, New Animal, Novel, Review, Two Dollar RadioLeave a Comment

A review of Ella Baxter’s new novel, “New Animal”