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A Cast of Characters Keeps “Stone Motel” Up and Running

By: Rachel Lutwick-Deaner November 1, 2023November 1, 2023

ReviewsMemoir, Morris Ardoin, Nonfiction, Review, Stone Motel1 Comment

This Queer coming-of-age story explores themes of work, family, grief and more.

“The Wind Will” Sweep Up Readers

By: Kate Valach October 20, 2023October 18, 2023

ReviewsFiction, Michelle Theall, Novel, Review, The Wind Will Catch You1 Comment

Michelle Theall’s novel explores shortcomings and challenges stereotypes of the U.S. foster care system in this page-turning novel.

Capturing “what it is like to live beside, beneath, above, near, and among others”: Lydia Davis’ “Our Strangers”

By: Amy R. Martin October 13, 2023October 9, 2023

ReviewsEssays, Fiction, Lydia Davis, Our Strangers, Review, Short StoriesLeave a Comment

A review of Lydia Davis’ new collection, “Our Strangers.”

“Rivers,” a Guide for the Displaced

By: Niya Holland October 4, 2023

ReviewsPoetry, Review, The Rivers Are Inside Our Homes, Victoria María CastellsLeave a Comment

Narratives of water and women flow through Victoria María Castells’ collection of poems.

Secondary Characters Shine Brightest in “The Big Game is Every Night”

By: Hayley Swinson September 22, 2023September 22, 2023

ReviewsFiction, Hub City Press, Novel, Review, Robert Maynor, The Big Game Is Every NightLeave a Comment

This review reflects on how Robert Maynor’s debut fumbles first-person point-of-view, but scores points for character development elsewhere.

Love and Art Collide in “Now is Not the Time to Panic”

By: Jenny Maattala September 13, 2023September 13, 2023

ReviewsEcco Press, Fiction, Kevin Wilson, Novel, Now is Not the Time to Panic, ReviewLeave a Comment

A review of “Now is Not the Time to Panic” by Kevin Wilson.

Raylan’s Back

By: J.N. Plesh September 7, 2023September 1, 2023

ReviewsFX, Hulu, Justified: City Primeval, Review, Stage and Screen, Television1 Comment

A review of the FX limited series, “Justified: City Primeval.”

Surreal Chronicles of History in “The Light at the End of the World”

By: Tina Borah August 30, 2023August 13, 2023

ReviewsFiction, Novel, Review, Siddhartha Deb, Soho Press, The Light at the End of the WorldLeave a Comment

A review of Siddhartha Deb’s “The Light at the End of the World.”

“Bet” on Red Clay Suzie, a Novel Rooted in Truth

By: Valerie Nieman August 25, 2023August 24, 2023

ReviewsFiction, Jeffrey Dale Lofton, Novel, Red Clay Suzie, ReviewLeave a Comment

In this debut, Lofton’s irresistible protagonist is both endearingly naive and surprisingly sophisticated.

Beat the Heat with the Hilarity that is “Swamp Story”

By: Christine McDowell Tucker August 14, 2023August 13, 2023

ReviewsDave Barry, Fiction, Review, Swamp StoryLeave a Comment

Dave Barry’s latest comedic tale is a wild romp through the Florida Everglades.