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.
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An Exploration of Grief and Possibility in Heather Frese’s “The Saddest Girl on the Beach”
A review of Heather Frese’s new novel, “The Saddest Girl on the Beach.”
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“Do Tell”: A Novel Ripe with Golden Age Hollywood Gossip
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.
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“Our Bodies Electric” Celebrates Eccentricities, Youth’s Exuberances
Bold and inspiring, Zackary Vernon’s “Our Bodies Electric” offers the South its own version of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower.”
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Women Rage Against Patriarchy in Dystopian “Exile in Guyville”
A review of Amy Lee Lillard’s short story collection, “Exile in Guyville.”
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Rhythm of Trout Fishing Juxtaposes Uncertainty in “Yellow Stonefly”
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?
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Magical Realism in the “Pages of Mourning” by Diego Gerard Morrison
Diego Gerard Morrison’s second novel, Pages of Mourning, may call Mexico its mainhome, but its first scene is a literal writer’s nightmare in a New York City coffee shop. Aureliano Más, the novel’s rarely sober, often haunted, and slyly named protagonist, sees dead people. It happens when he’s asleep and even, sometimes, when he’s awake and…
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“Hang the Moon” Has the Heroine You’ve Been Waiting For
A review of “Hang the Moon” by Jeannette Walls.
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A Young Academic Searches for Home in “Habitations”
A review of “Habitations” by Sheila Sundar.
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To Wreck and Regenerate: Kirsten Reneau’s “Sensitive Creatures”
In her debut collection of essays, “Sensitive Creatures,” Kirsten Reneau leaves it all on the page: trauma, sexual assault, addiction, suicidal ideation, and amongst the angsty detritus, there remains the undertones of love and hope.
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