“Stories I Lived to Tell”: A Memoir Told in Bite-Size Anecdotes

Generally short in length, the tales primarily comprise pivotal or fond moments from Carden’s boyhood, memories of his family members, and reflections — piecing together what was, what is now, and what he has realized along the way.

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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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“Old Enough: Southern Women Artists and Writers on Creativity and Aging”: Life-, Age-, and Art-Affirming Manifestos

A review of “Old Enough: Southern Women Artists and Writers on Creativity and Aging,” edited by Jay Lamar and Jennifer Horne with Wendy Reed and Lamar Jackson.

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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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