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Tita Ramírez’s Debut Considers Family Secrets

By: Jessi Rae Morton August 5, 2024August 4, 2024

ReviewsFiction, Marysue Ricci Books, Review, Tita RamírezLeave a Comment

A review of Tita Ramírez’s debut novel, “Tell It To Me Singing.”

“Attic” is Full of Treasures

By: Matthew Duffus August 2, 2024August 2, 2024

ReviewsDzanc Books, Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction, Review, Short Stories, Stories from the Attic, William GayLeave a Comment

The posthumous paperback from William Gay, “Stories from the Attic,” is a masterful collection of narratives, memoirs, and musings.

An Appalachian Horror-Mystery Novel: “The Woods Are Waiting” by Katherine Greene

By: Jessi Rae Morton July 31, 2024July 31, 2024

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A review of Katherine Greene’s novel “The Woods Are Waiting.”

More than “Fine”: Thao Votang is a New, Respectable Voice in American Fiction

By: Nicole Yurcaba July 23, 2024July 3, 2024

ReviewsFiction, Linh Ly is Doing Just Fine, Novel, Review, Thao VotangLeave a Comment

“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.

“Paradise”: A Pandemic Novel that Offers a Way Forward

By: Amber Ruth Paulen July 12, 2024July 11, 2024

ReviewsFiction, Laura van den Berg, Novel, Review, State of ParadiseLeave a Comment

The novel tells a story about the change that happened to one woman during the summer of 2020 and, in doing so, it offers a way through the strata of reality by way of art.

An Exploration of Grief and Possibility in Heather Frese’s “The Saddest Girl on the Beach”

By: Jenny Maattala June 28, 2024June 5, 2024

ReviewsBlair, Fiction, Heather Frese, Review, The Saddest Girl on the BeachLeave a Comment

A review of Heather Frese’s new novel, “The Saddest Girl on the Beach.”

“Do Tell”: A Novel Ripe with Golden Age Hollywood Gossip

By: KT Sparks June 21, 2024June 25, 2024

ReviewsDo Tell, Fiction, Lindsay Lynch, Novel, ReviewLeave a Comment

An intimate, heart-breaking character study embedded in a crowd of engaging, chattering characters. A sparkling visit to a magical era in Hollywood and a deep dive into the dirty deceptions that made it appear so fine.

“Our Bodies Electric” Celebrates Eccentricities, Youth’s Exuberances

By: Nicole Yurcaba June 7, 2024July 3, 2024

ReviewsFiction, Fitzroy Books, Novel, Our Bodies Electric, Review, Zackary VernonLeave a Comment

Bold and inspiring, Zackary Vernon’s “Our Bodies Electric” offers the South its own version of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower.”

Women Rage Against Patriarchy in Dystopian “Exile in Guyville”

By: Katie Valach May 31, 2024May 29, 2024

ReviewsAmy Lee Lillard, BOA Editions, Exile in Guyville, Fiction, Review, Short Stories1 Comment

A review of Amy Lee Lillard’s short story collection, “Exile in Guyville.”

Rhythm of Trout Fishing Juxtaposes Uncertainty in “Yellow Stonefly”

By: John Richard Saylor May 29, 2024May 28, 2024

ReviewsFiction, Novel, Review, Swallow Press, Tom Poland, Yellow StoneflyLeave a Comment

Sandy Holston seeks solace in the Ripshin River valley of western Virginia, only to discover that the problems of the world exist in even the most serene settings. Can she learn to adapt?