The codes of masculinity, gay or straight, play an important role in “Fantasies,” which draws upon moments of historical change to reveal the precarious position of the Black gay male at the turn of the century.
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“Swamp”: A Historical Novel Full of Symbolism, Metaphor
The persona of Benito Juárez, revolutionary and first president of Mexico, transports readers to pre-Civil War New Orleans in this tale of bear fights, murders, infatuation, and yellow fever.
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“Graveyard Shift” is Perfectly Chilling
A review of M.L. Rio’s sophomore novella, “Graveyard Shift.”
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“The Stone Catchers” Foregrounds America’s Unique Gun Problem
A review of Laura Leigh Morris’s novel, “The Stone Catchers.”
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“Sipsworth”: A Slender, Powerful Novel
A charming, uplifting novel featuring a grief-stricken widow befriended by a mouse that even cute-averse readers cannot resist.
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“The Lost Story”: The Strongest Magic There Is
A review of Meg Shaffer’s “The Lost Story.”
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Social Justice Propels “Pay the Piper”
Daniel Kraus brings the late George Romero’s last manuscript to light in this horror novel.
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“The Road to the Country”: A War Novel About Brotherhood, Friendship
Obioma captures guilt, fear, anger, hope, and love in his latest work. It’s a big and ambitious book, and it brilliantly succeeds.
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An Appalachian Gothic Fairytale: Alisa Alering’s “Smothermoss”
A review of Alisa Altering’s debut novel “Smothermoss.”
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More than “Fine”: Thao Votang is a New, Respectable Voice in American Fiction
“Linh Ly is Doing Just Fine” possesses a philosophical pizzazz most contemporary fiction lacks, and Linh Ly becomes a heroine for a new generation of multicultural Americans who have struggled to find their place.
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