A review of Ann Beattie’s short story collection, “Onlookers.”
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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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Tita Ramírez’s Debut Considers Family Secrets
A review of Tita Ramírez’s debut novel, “Tell It To Me Singing.”
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“Attic” is Full of Treasures
The posthumous paperback from William Gay, “Stories from the Attic,” is a masterful collection of narratives, memoirs, and musings.
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An Appalachian Horror-Mystery Novel: “The Woods Are Waiting” by Katherine Greene
A review of Katherine Greene’s novel “The Woods Are Waiting.”
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More than “Fine”: Thao Votang is a New, Respectable Voice in American Fiction
“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.
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“Paradise”: A Pandemic Novel that Offers a Way Forward
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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