A review of Morgan Thomas’s “Manywhere,” a story collection that has characters investigating identity across time and place.
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Longing and Loss in “You Never Get It Back”
A review of Cara Blue Adams’s debut collection, “You Never Get It Back”
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Grief and Illusion in “We Imagined It Was Rain”
An interview with Andrew Siegrist on his new short story collection, “We Imagined It Was Rain.”
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The Best Southern Books of October 2021
The best Southern books of October 2021.
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“Those Fantastic Lives” Explores the Relationship Between the Worlds of Adults and Children
An interview with Bradley Sides on his new short story collection, “Those Fantastic Lives.”
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Beth Gilstrap on Titles, Flash Fiction, and “Deadheading”
An interview with Beth Gilstrap about her new short story collection, “Deadheading and Other Stories.”
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Ambiguous Meaning of Survival in “Afterparties”
The question of identity is central to each of the nine hard-hitting yet remarkably touching stories in Anthony Veasna So’s debut collection, “Afterparties.”
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People are Beastly in “Filthy Animals”
Brandon Taylor’s short story collection, “Filthy Animals,” is set in the Midwest and the South with characters that are extra-aware of their hungers.
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Missed Chances and What-Ifs in “Sorry for Your Trouble”
Richard Ford’s sixth book of short fiction, “Sorry for Your Trouble,” dazzles in his portrayal of later middle-age.
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Stubborn Rigidity and Self-Reformation in “A Wall of Bright Dead Feathers”
Babette Fraser Hale’s short story collection, “A Wall of Bright Dead Feathers,” is set in the countryside of central Texas.
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