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Ancient Myth Meets Modern Poetry in “Helen of Troy, 1993”

By: Megan Trotter May 29, 2025May 28, 2025

InterviewsHelen of Troy 1993, Maria Zoccola, Poetry, ScribnerLeave a Comment

An interview with poet Maria Zoccola about her debut collection.

Helen of Small-Town Tennessee in “Helen of Troy, 1993”

By: Meredith Stafford January 10, 2025March 2, 2025

ReviewsHelen of Troy 1993, Maria Zoccola, Poetry, ScribnerLeave a Comment

A review of Maria Zoccola’s debut poetry collection “Helen of Troy, 1993.”

In ‘Hello Down There,’ Addiction Is a Metaphor That Questions Language and Daily Life

By: Mesha Maren November 6, 2024November 4, 2024

InterviewsBlair, Fiction, Hello Down There, Michael Parker, ScribnerLeave a Comment

An interview with author Michael Parker on the reprint of his first novel, a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Prize in 1993.

C’ville Residents Stand By in “Onlookers”

By: Becca Stanek August 21, 2024August 21, 2024

ReviewsAnn Beattie, Fiction, Onlookers, Review, Scribner, Short StoriesLeave a Comment

A review of Ann Beattie’s short story collection, “Onlookers.”

“Hang the Moon” Has the Heroine You’ve Been Waiting For

By: Nicole Yurcaba May 20, 2024May 6, 2024

ReviewsFiction, Hang the Moon, Jeanette Walls, Novel, Review, ScribnerLeave a Comment

A review of “Hang the Moon” by Jeannette Walls.

Genre-Bending “House Gone Quiet” Probes What It Means to Belong

By: Katie Valach November 8, 2023November 8, 2023

ReviewsFiction, House Gone Quiet, Kelsey Norris, Scribner, Short Stories1 Comment

A review of the short story collection, “House Gone Quiet,” by Kelsey Norris.

“How Strange a Season”: Lush, Seductive and Burdened with History

By: Ellen Birkett Morris June 6, 2022June 7, 2022

ReviewsFiction, How Strange a Season, Megan Mayhew Bergman, Scribner, Short StoriesLeave a Comment

A review of Megan Mayhew Bergman’s new story collection, “How Strange a Season.”