Rayelle Davis’ Money in the Mountains: The Cultural Trauma of Appalachia makes a clear, compelling argument: “Generational trauma and poverty aren’t the problems in Appalachia. They are the symptoms of collective abuse.”
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A Poet Longs for Home in “Entered Some Aliens”
A review of Siew Hii’s “Entered Some Aliens.”
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Horses Bring Healing and Regeneration in “Fairfield County”
DéLana R.A. Dameron’s second novel, Fairfield County, published posthumously, spans four generations of Black horsemen and -women, from 1937 to 2014.
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“Fancy Meeting You”: Growing Up in Middle Age
A review of Louise Marburg’s “Fancy Meeting You.”
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“Whistler”: A Story of Love and Impermanence
A review of Ann Patchett’s “Whistler.”
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“Project Hail Mary” Shoots Its Shot… and Hits the Mark
A review of the film “Project Hail Mary,” based on the novel by Andy Weir.
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“Queen of Bats” Questions Convention
The stories in Rachel Reeher’s debut collection underscore the gap that often exists between appearance and reality.
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“The Book Witch” Casts a Spell
A review of Meg Shaffer’s “The Book Witch.”
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Startling and Sublime: Beth Ann Fennelly’s Micro-Memoirs
Former poet laureate of Mississippi, Beth Ann Fennelly, maven of the micro-memoir, has done it again with “The Irish Goodbye: Micro-Memoirs.”
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“Nowhere” Delivers Grisly, Supernatural, Appalachian Horror
The philosophical takes in Alison Gunn’s “Nowhere” combines small-town dynamics with all the best components of horror writing to create a genre-bending page turner.
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