Exploring contemporary literature of the American South & beyond. Published by Queens University of Charlotte MFA. Editor-in-chief @crisley.bsky.social, founding editor Adam Morgan. linktr.ee/southrevbooks
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Hot off the press: An interview with SRB editor @amyrmartin.bsky.social and Lauren Osborn on ENTOMOLOGY OF THE PIN-UP GIRL!
"Even more so because DéLana R.A. Dameron is no longer with us, we are lucky to have this full-hearted book of proliferation and healing."
New review of FAIRFIELD COUNTY by DéLana R.A. Dameron.
Check out our new interview with Sarah Damoff on THE BURNING SIDE!
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"Reading Fancy Meeting You is a rollicking adventure, as tangy as a martini."
@margarethutton.bsky.social reviews FANCY MEETING YOU by Louise Marburg. @blairpub.bsky.social
"These poems of Reverse Requiem juice with life. They rot and seep... Cariño savors and delights in rich language and full emotions."
New review of REVERSE REQUIEM by Ina Carño. @alicejamesbooks.bsky.social
“‘Bronchospasm’ echoes the experience it describes both visually & sonically; imagine E. E. Cummings rewriting Ada Limon’s ‘Late Summer after a Panic Attack.’ Entler’s lines & use of white space reflect the poet’s intimate knowledge of breath.”
New review of Kristin Entler’s OF WATER NEVER CEASING.
"Hii has the remarkable ability to touch on the loneliest parts of the human condition, while at the same time crafting lifelines to a strongly felt interconnectedness. What’s more relatable than feeling unrelatable?"
New review of ENTERED SOME ALIENS by Sieww Hii. @uwiscpress.bsky.social
Happy pub day to Joe Bond and HOPE HOUSE! Learn more about the novel in our interview, hot off the press. @hubcitypress.bsky.social
"WHISTLER is a gorgeous novel about a special love and the power of stories to provide hope, help us cope, and keep us connected to what we’ve lost."
@ellenbirkettmorris.bsky.social reviews Ann Patchett's newest novel, WHISTLER.
Join our Southern Summer Book Club and read NIGHT OWL by Aimee Nezhukumatathil along with us!
Plus, you have a chance to participate in Bradley's conversation with the author! Your question might be featured in the video interview, so drop any questions you have for Aimee in the comments!
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